Kestrel Aircraft Co. is hosting a job fair this week in Wichita. The company has offices in Brunswick, Maine, and Superior, Wisc. and has openings for a variety of engineering specialities. The company makes the six-to-eight passenger Kestrel turboprop and is led by Cirrus Aircraft founder Alan Klapmeier. An information session will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Holiday Inn at 549 S. Rock Road. Open recruiting sessions will be held Wednesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the same location. To submit an application, go to hr@kestrel.aero
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Wichita tightens regulations for taxis
Wichita Eagle: News16 May 2012 | 6:27 amThe Wichita City Council tightened its grip on the city’s taxi operations Tuesday, approving its first set of code revisions for the industry since 1984.The changes establish a new regulatory structure, putting the city in a licensing, enforcement and liaison role, according to a report to the council by Brandon McGuire, a public management intern in the city manager’s office.The new code’s goal is customer service, including faster and more reliable response times. Drivers will go through customer service classes through the city’s convention and tourism bureau,… -
Legislative limbo: Lawmakers fret over budget, hotel rooms as session drags on
Wichita Eagle: Top Stories16 May 2012 | 1:01 pmTOPEKA — The House and Senate standoff continues today.Lawmakers are entrenched, largely because of disputes between moderate Republicans in the Senate and conservatives in the House, and the acrimony is delaying meetings and extending the legislative session, which is already three days beyond its usual 90-day session.House Majority Leader Arlen Siegfried, R-Olathe, this morning told House GOP members that the state budget hinges on whether the Senate will vote on a new tax-cutting plan or if the budget will be adjusted for the massive tax-cut bill that Gov. Sam Brownback could sign in… -
Kobach asks federal court to settle redistricting
Wichita Eagle: News Updates16 May 2012 | 1:47 pmSecretary of State Kris Kobach asked a federal court Wednesday to settle redistricting issues for the Kansas Legislature, arguing that an impasse among lawmakers makes drawing new political boundaries "fit for judicial resolution."The request came in Kobach's response to a lawsuit that was filed earlier this month in U.S. District Court by Robyn Renee Essex, a Republican precinct committee member from Olathe. Kobach, the state's chief elections official, is the only defendant in the case.Kobach asked that the court have a panel of three judges either impose new lines for state Senate, state… -
ATF offers $5,000 reward in west Wichita mosque arson
Wichita News16 May 2012 | 12:51 pmThe fire that heavily damaged a west Wichita mosque early on Halloween morning was an arson, a fire department official said Thursday, May 10.
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Wichita tightens regulations for taxis
16 May 2012 | 6:27 amThe Wichita City Council tightened its grip on the city’s taxi operations Tuesday, approving its first set of code revisions for the industry since 1984.The changes establish a new regulatory structure, putting the city in a licensing, enforcement and liaison role, according to a report to the council by Brandon McGuire, a public management intern in the city manager’s office.The new code’s goal is customer service, including faster and more reliable response times. Drivers will go through customer service classes through the city’s convention and tourism bureau,… -
Sedgwick County marks 16 Oaklawn houses ‘unsafe to occupy’
16 May 2012 | 6:23 amSedgwick County leaders say they want Oaklawn to rebuild after an April 14 tornado tore up much of it, but they want to make sure people do so safely.The county plans to issue stop-work orders at three houses because permits hadn’t been sought and structural engineers hadn’t inspected the properties. Workers at one of the properties had applied for a permit, but the property hadn’t been checked by an engineer.Rebuilding “needs to be done in a right and safe way,” public safety director Bob Lamkey told commissioners Tuesday morning. Read more -
Tax-cut negotiations break down in Kansas Legislature
15 May 2012 | 10:23 pmWichita Republican Sen. Les Donovan looked dejected as he left a series of meetings Tuesday that were supposed to produce an alternative to the deficit-inducing tax-cut bill headed toward Gov. Sam Brownback’s desk. “It looks like we are at a standstill right now,” he said.Conservative Republicans in the House swiftly batted away three tax-cutting alternatives crafted by the Senate’s moderate Republican leaders Tuesday. Those proposals wouldn’t lead to the $2 billion deficit that the bill awaiting Brownback’s signature would – in fact,… -
Kansas Senate’s planned vote on latest district map delayed
15 May 2012 | 9:14 pmWith the balance of power in the Senate at stake and after an acrimonious meltdown in the Republican caucus, Senate President Steve Morris held off bringing the contentious issue of redistricting to a floor vote late Tuesday.Senators came to the floor expecting to vote on a map called “Buffalo 30,” which creates districts friendly to moderate Republican incumbents who have been targeted for replacement by the party’s conservative wing.But when he gaveled the Senate to order, Morris announced that he would be opening negotiations to try to develop a compromise map to… -
Kansas legislators strike deal on pensions measure
15 May 2012 | 6:04 pmNegotiators for the Kansas House and Senate agreed Tuesday on legislation creating a new pension plan for future teachers and government workers and diverting revenues from state-owned casinos to retirement benefits for public employees. Three senators and three House members resolved the last of their chambers’ differences on pension issues. The Senate will vote first on the compromise, possibly as early as Wednesday. Approval in the Republican-controlled Legislature would send the measure to Republican Gov. Sam Brownback, who supports it. The compromise includes a plan to use casino…
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Legislative limbo: Lawmakers fret over budget, hotel rooms as session drags on
16 May 2012 | 1:01 pmTOPEKA — The House and Senate standoff continues today.Lawmakers are entrenched, largely because of disputes between moderate Republicans in the Senate and conservatives in the House, and the acrimony is delaying meetings and extending the legislative session, which is already three days beyond its usual 90-day session.House Majority Leader Arlen Siegfried, R-Olathe, this morning told House GOP members that the state budget hinges on whether the Senate will vote on a new tax-cutting plan or if the budget will be adjusted for the massive tax-cut bill that Gov. Sam Brownback could sign in… -
Kobach asks federal court to settle redistricting
16 May 2012 | 12:47 pmSecretary of State Kris Kobach asked a federal court Wednesday to settle redistricting issues for the Kansas Legislature, arguing that an impasse among lawmakers makes drawing new political boundaries "fit for judicial resolution."The request came in Kobach's response to a lawsuit that was filed earlier this month in U.S. District Court by Robyn Renee Essex, a Republican precinct committee member from Olathe. Kobach, the state's chief elections official, is the only defendant in the case.Kobach asked that the court have a panel of three judges either impose new lines for state Senate, state… -
Orpheum Theatre gets $1 million gift from Garvey Trust
16 May 2012 | 12:07 pmThe Orpheum Theatre has received a $1 million gift from the Willard and Jean Garvey Trust.Orpheum officials said today in a news release that it is the theater’s largest single donation. It will be formally announced later Wednesday during a ceremony at the Orpheum, 200 N. Broadway.The gift will formally launch restoration efforts at the Orpheum, including planning and design work. Read more -
ATF offers $5,000 reward in west Wichita mosque arson
16 May 2012 | 11:31 amThe Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is offering a $5,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the arson fire that heavily damaged a mosque in west Wichita last Halloween.The fire at the Islamic Association of Mid-Kansas, 3406 W. Taft, caused an estimated $150,000 damage, Wichita Fire Marshal Brad Crisp said. Extensive technical analysis of evidence at the ATF’s Fire Research Laboratory determined the fire was intentionally set, Crisp said.Read more -
Police chase ends with shot fired, man arrested at East High
16 May 2012 | 11:18 amA man was arrested following a short chase that culminated in a shot being fired in front of East High School early Wednesday morning, authorities said.A police officer noticed a motorcycle driving east on Harry without a tag light shortly after 1:30 a.m. Wednesday but it sped away before he could get close enough to pull it over or get a tag number, Lt. Doug Nolte said. Another officer spotted the motorcycle at Market and Kellogg Drive and obtained a tag number, through which authorities learned the motorcycle was stolen.Read more
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Kobach asks federal court to settle redistricting
16 May 2012 | 1:47 pmSecretary of State Kris Kobach asked a federal court Wednesday to settle redistricting issues for the Kansas Legislature, arguing that an impasse among lawmakers makes drawing new political boundaries "fit for judicial resolution."The request came in Kobach's response to a lawsuit that was filed earlier this month in U.S. District Court by Robyn Renee Essex, a Republican precinct committee member from Olathe. Kobach, the state's chief elections official, is the only defendant in the case.Kobach asked that the court have a panel of three judges either impose new lines for state Senate, state… -
APNewsBreak: Suspect groom made odd phone call
16 May 2012 | 1:32 pmPolice searching for a newlywed husband wanted for murder say they are aware of a relative's account of a phone call from the man on the day his bride's body was found.Capt. Joseph Ford of the Burbank Police Department says that call is part of the investigation into the death of 26-year-old Estrella Carrera. She was found stabbed in her bathtub, clad in the sequin cocktail dress she'd worn on her wedding night.The sister of the bride says her new brother-in-law called a relative on the day the body was found and said he left her bleeding after a "bad fight."Read more -
FTC: Skechers deceived consumers with shoe ads
16 May 2012 | 1:12 pmThe government wants you to know that simply sporting a pair of Skechers' fitness shoes is not going to get you Kim Kardashian's curves or Brooke Burke's toned tush.Skechers USA Inc. will pay $40 million to settle charges by the Federal Trade Commission that the footwear company made unfounded claims that its Shape-ups shoes would help people lose weight and strengthen their butt, leg and stomach muscles. Kardashian, Burke and other celebrities endorsed the shoes in Skechers ads.Wednesday's settlement also involves the company's Resistance Runner, Toners, and Tone-ups shoes. Skechers made… -
Legislative limbo: Lawmakers fret over budget, hotel rooms as session drags on
16 May 2012 | 1:01 pmTOPEKA — The House and Senate standoff continues today.Lawmakers are entrenched, largely because of disputes between moderate Republicans in the Senate and conservatives in the House, and the acrimony is delaying meetings and extending the legislative session, which is already three days beyond its usual 90-day session.House Majority Leader Arlen Siegfried, R-Olathe, this morning told House GOP members that the state budget hinges on whether the Senate will vote on a new tax-cutting plan or if the budget will be adjusted for the massive tax-cut bill that Gov. Sam Brownback could sign in… -
Orpheum Theatre gets $1 million gift from Garvey Trust
16 May 2012 | 12:07 pmThe Orpheum Theatre has received a $1 million gift from the Willard and Jean Garvey Trust.Orpheum officials said today in a news release that it is the theater’s largest single donation. It will be formally announced later Wednesday during a ceremony at the Orpheum, 200 N. Broadway.The gift will formally launch restoration efforts at the Orpheum, including planning and design work. Read more
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ATF offers $5,000 reward in west Wichita mosque arson
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Wichita Ambassador developer gets ink in K.C.
16 May 2012 | 11:51 amThere's a story on The Kansas City Star website this week about the Tulsa hotel developer's Ambassador Hotel While that hotel project is smaller and less expensive than the project he has under way on his Ambassador Hotel in downtown Wichita, there are numerous similarities, too: four-star aim, fancy top-floor rooms, an average daily room rate of ... (more) -
Ferguson Enterprises opens downtown showroom
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Kris Baumann leaves Garden City for Trinity Valley
16 May 2012 | 5:31 amGarden City Community College men's basketball coach Kris Baumann is leaving the Broncbusters after six seasons, announcing Monday that he will be the new coach and athletic director at Trinity Valley Community College. -
Re: Sedgwick County marks 16 Oaklawn houses 'unsafe to occupy'
16 May 2012 | 1:11 amEven more photos from tornadoes dating back to the 1930s that hit Wichita, Andover, Udall, Hesston, Greensburg, Hoisington: Historical tornado photos "> Repair work on a roof in the Oaklawn neighborhood.
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Kansas legislators strike deal on pensions measure - El Dorado Times
16 May 2012 | 12:39 pmKansas legislators strike deal on pensions measureEl Dorado TimesKansas has licensed developers to operate casinos in Dodge City, in Kansas City and south of Wichita, and the state receives 22 percent of the gambling revenues. The state has committed $10.5 million a year in casino revenues through 2021 to state Kansas budget work is suspended; tax-cut talks break downKansas City Business Journal (blog)all 71 news articles » -
ATF offers $5000 reward in west Wichita mosque arson - Kansas.com
16 May 2012 | 11:31 amATF offers $5000 reward in west Wichita mosque arsonKansas.comBy Stan Finger The fire that heavily damaged a west Wichita mosque early on Halloween morning was an arson, a fire department official said Thursday, May 10. Earl Stromer guides a roof truss into place on the Islamic Association of Mid Kansas at 3406 Reward Offered In Wichita Mosque FireKAKE$5000 reward offered for information about fire that severely damaged Wichita The Republicall 12 news articles » -
Two arrested after early morning police chase - KSN-TV
16 May 2012 | 11:27 amTwo arrested after early morning police chaseKSN-TVWICHITA, Kansas -- A man and woman were arrested after a police chase early Wednesday morning in east Wichita. The chase began just after 1 am at Waco and Funston when an officer attempted to pull over a motorcycle for a traffic violation.While You Were Sleeping - Gunshot Fired At End Of Motorcycle ChaseKAKEall 2 news articles » -
Kobach asks federal court to settle Kansas redistricting issue - Kansas City Star
16 May 2012 | 10:09 amfox4kc.comKobach asks federal court to settle Kansas redistricting issueKansas City StarBy BRAD COOPER The Kansas City Star TOPEKA -- Saying the state has reached a constitutional crisis, Secretary of State Kris Kobach asked a federal court to draw election boundaries for state and federal offices in time for this summer's primaries.Kansas Senate's planned vote on latest district map delayedKansas.comKan. Senate delays remap debate after angry caucusHays Daily NewsRepublicans at war with each other over redistrictingLawrence Journal Worldall 45 news articles » -
Sedgwick County, Wichita School District, Derby among honored government ... - Kansas.com
16 May 2012 | 10:06 amSedgwick County, Wichita School District, Derby among honored government Kansas.comBy Deb Gruver WICHITA — Sedgwick County is one of 214 government agencies recognized by the Sunshine Review for transparency on its website, www.sedgwickcounty.org. The county received a “Sunny Award,” chosen from 6000 government websites.and more »
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Woman sentenced for sex crimes against Derby mother, daughter
12 May 2012 | 7:00 amProsecutor Lance Gillett argued Friday that Jennifer Witherell played a major role in kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 40-year-old mother and 19-year-old daughter at their Derby home in February 2011.Gillett described a crime scene where authorities found the mother on the floor – hog-tied and in danger of suffocating. They had to cut off ropes tied to her so she could breathe. A knife had been used to threaten the victims. Both had been sexually assaulted by Witherell and her boyfriend, Patrick Stewart, Gillett said. Witherell helped provide rope and fled with a knife in her hand,… -
Federal charges of racketeering, murder brought against gang in Dodge City
11 May 2012 | 1:41 pmA federal indictment unsealed Friday alleges Norteno gang members in Dodge City were involved in racketeering and murder, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.The indictment names 23 defendants, including four who are charged with the June 8, 2009, murder of Israel Peralta and the attempted murder of three other men. Peralta was shot to death as he and his friends were sitting outside in a trailer park on the south side of Dodge City. One of the men with Peralta was wounded by gunfire during the attack.“This indictment alleges the Nortenos operated a criminal enterprise in Dodge… -
5 people seeking judgeships in Sedgwick County take part in forum
10 May 2012 | 10:39 pmJudges have to follow the law. They can’t let their personal feelings affect their decisions. They have to be fair.That was the common response at a forum Thursday night involving five Republicans running for three Sedgwick County District Court judgeships. The forum was hosted by the Kansas Republican Assembly at Mike’s Steak House on South Broadway. The candidates: incumbent Judge Phil Journey and attorney Linda Kirby, running for the Division 1 seat; attorneys Dave Dahl and Faith Maughan, who wasn’t able to attend the forum, in Division 2; and attorneys Stephen Ternes… -
Hearings postponed in death of El Dorado toddler
10 May 2012 | 6:38 amThe preliminary hearings for an El Dorado woman and her boyfriend, charged in the death of her 18-month-old daughter, were postponed Wednesday until next month in Butler County District Court.Alyssa Haag, 23, and Justin Edwards, 29, have been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Jayla Haag.Jayla died at Wesley Medical Center on March 30, more than a week after her mother brought her to a pediatrician’s office at Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital in El Dorado with severe injuries. The pediatrician examined Jayla and then took her to the hospital’s emergency room, El… -
Former Wichita cop arrested on suspicion of another sex crime
9 May 2012 | 5:04 pmA former Wichita police officer who pleaded guilty in January to sexual battery while on duty has been arrested on suspicion of a another sex crime, authorities said.Joseph McGill, 28, was booked into the Sedgwick County Jail shortly after 11:20 p.m. Tuesday on suspicion of aggravated indecent liberties with a child, records show. He remained in jail late Wednesday on suggested bail of $100,000.Exploited and Missing Child Unit Lt. Jeff Weible said the incident that prompted the arrest occurred within the past 12 months in Wichita. Typically, an aggravated indecent liberties case involves a…
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Wichita weather: More sunshine, more 80s
16 May 2012 | 5:00 amAnother warm, sunny day is in the forecast for Wichita, with highs climbing into the mid-80s. Winds will shift during the day and touch double digits, forecasters say. Early in the day, the winds will be out of the north before flipping around to the south. Overnight lows may dip below 60 under mostly clear skies. Winds will pick up into the teens. Thursday will be mostly sunny and warmer, forecasters say, with the temperature climbing into the upper 80s. For more information on current conditions, go to our weather page. -
Global temperatures in March coolest in more than a decade
15 May 2012 | 2:02 pmThe average global temperature in March was the lowest since 1999, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. This in spite of the fact that the United States experienced its warmest March on record, with more than 15,000 warm temperature marks broken and the average temperature of the lower 48 states being 51.1°F – a remarkable 8.6°F above the 20th century average for March. The combined global land and ocean average surface temperature for the first three months of the year was the coolest since 1996. The global land average surface temperature over the same… -
Wichita weather: Sunny and warmer
15 May 2012 | 5:00 amHighs should climb into the 80s today under sunny skies in the Wichita area. Winds should remain light, forecasters say, staying in the single digits and blowing primarily out of the south and southwest. Overnight lows will settle in the mid- to upper 50s, with winds remaining light. Wednesday is likely to be very similar to today, with highs in the mid-80s under sunny skies. Winds will remain out of the south, forecasters say, and touch double digits. For more information on current conditions, go to our weather page. -
‘Extreme Challenge’ pays Wichita and Tornado Alley a visit
14 May 2012 | 3:21 pmJesus Calleja, star of the Spain-based television show “Extreme Challenge” (“Desafio Extremo”) was in Wichita with camera man Jesus Emilio Valdez late last week shooting footage for an episode of the popular series. He toured the damage in Oaklawn and spoke with survivors of the April 14 tornado, and stopped by the newsroom to discuss tornadoes with me. He will be traversing Tornado Alley in the Tornado Intercept Vehicle 2, or TIV2, with Sean Casey, the maker of the IMAX film “Tornado Alley.” Ironically, they’ve come during one of the quietest Mays… -
It’s been a remarkably quiet May for tornadoes – so far
14 May 2012 | 2:22 pmHistorically, May is the most active month for tornadoes in Tornado Alley. But as May’s mid-point nears, Tornado Alley has been remarkably quiet. Only 12 tornado reports have been logged with the Storm Prediction Center so far this month. To put that number in perspective, the 3-year average for May tornadoes is 279.
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Kobach says he’ll take Kansas redistricting issue to court
16 May 2012 | 12:43 pmKansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach announced Wednesday that he’s calling upon federal courts to settle a state redistricting impasse. The Legislature is required to establish new political boundaries every 10 years to reflect population changes. This year, however, lawmakers are in day 93 of what was to be a 90-day session, and they still haven’t settled upon redrawn maps. The new boundaries are supposed to be in place for the Aug. 7 primary election. Kobach said Wednesday that because... -
Skechers agrees to $40M settlement tied to Shape-Ups claims
16 May 2012 | 12:19 pmSkechers USA Inc. has reached what could be a $40 million settlement regarding allegations of unsupported health claims about Shape-Ups and other “rocker-bottom” athletic shoes. Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said his office had filed a settlement with Skechers to resolve the allegations, which also relate to advertising claims about Tone-Ups and Resistance Runner shoes, which likewise have rounded soles. The settlement, filed Wednesday in Shawnee County District Court, keeps Skechers... -
Boeing considers further increases in 787 production
16 May 2012 | 11:46 amThe Boeing Co. already has plans to increase production rates on its 787 Dreamliner from 3.5 planes per month to 10 by the end of next year, but it may not stop there. According to a report from the Chicago Tribune, Jim Albaugh, CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, says the company is looking at how it might take that rate higher in the future. “Just last week, they finally put a number higher than 10 on the chart,” Albaugh says. “Now don’t write down that we’re going to higher than 10,... -
The Golf Warehouse names Jon Bernstein CEO
16 May 2012 | 9:41 amJon Bernstein is the new CEO of The Golf Warehouse, its parent company announced Wednesday. Redcats USA says Bernstein is a good fit to lead Wichita-based Golf Warehouse because he has more than 30 years of retail experience. “Jon is a strategic leader with a proven track record of managing multiple brands,” says Karen Davis, a spokesperson with Redcats, a multi-channel online retailer. Bernstein will report to Jay Berlin, CEO of The Sportsman’s Guide, another division of Redcats. Wednesday’s... -
Kansas budget talks fail to progress
16 May 2012 | 7:55 amWith several major budget issues unresolved, legislative negotiators in Kansas left a meeting Tuesday with no further budget talks scheduled. According to an Associated Press report that appears in the Wichita Eagle, legislators — beginning the 93rd day of what was to be a 90-day session — still disagree on plans to provide cities and counties with funding for property tax relief, and on how to finance an increase in state aid to public schools.
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A transit tax and Tuesday’s vote to avoid bus cuts
16 May 2012 | 1:27 pmBy Bill Wilson A few locker room notes from Tuesday’s transit discussion at City Hall. • The 4-3 vote to approve Janet Miller’s compromise cuts to save transit came as a surprise on press row. The swing vote, council member James Clendenin, didn’t voice much approval of Miller’s ideas during council discussion, instead expressing concern about the loss of some neighborhood cleanups and street maintenance, along with the quick pace of Miller’s 11th-hour plan to scale back the two services and delay Kennedy Plaza renovations at Century II for a year. That pace… -
Legislative limbo: Lawmakers fret over budget, hotel rooms as session drags on
16 May 2012 | 12:30 pmTOPEKA — The House and Senate standoff continues today. Lawmakers are entrenched, largely because of disputes between moderate Republicans in the Senate and conservatives in the House, and the acrimony is delaying meetings and extending the legislative session, which is already three days beyond its usual 90-day session. House Majority Leader Arlen Siegfried, R-Olathe, this morning told House GOP members that the state budget hinges on whether the Senate will vote on a new tax-cutting plan or if the budget will be adjusted for the massive tax-cut bill that Gov. Sam Brownback could sign… -
Senate president delays redistricting vote after GOP caucus meltdown
15 May 2012 | 8:29 pmTOPEKA – With the balance of power in the Senate at stake and after an acrimonious meltdown in the Republican caucus, Senate President Steve Morris held off bringing the contentious issue of redistricting to a floor vote today. Senators came to the floor late today expecting to vote on a map called “Buffalo 30,” which creates districts friendly to moderate Republican incumbents who have been targeted for replacement by the conservative wing of their party. But when he gaveled the Senate to order, Morris announced that he would be opening negotiations to try to develop a compromise map… -
Kansas House approves sex and drug bills
14 May 2012 | 5:32 pmTOPEKA — The Kansas House moved today to ease penalties on some small-time drug offenders and to take employers’ addresses off the state sex offender web site. House Bill 2318 would link the penalties for drug possession to the amount of drugs actually possessed. Primarily, it would allow judges more discretion when sentencing low-level drug offenders who have a single prior conviction on their record, when they either possess small amounts of drugs for personal use or sell small quantities to support their own drug habit, said Rep. Pat Colloton, R-Leawood, who carried the bill on… -
Negotiators set, then cancel, meeting on tax-cut compromise
14 May 2012 | 10:50 amGov. Brownback chats with a lawmaker and a lobbyist in the Statehouse this morning. UPDATE: Republican Rep. Richard Carlson said that House and Senate negotiators will not meet at their planned time and that the meeting is delayed until further notice. TOPEKA — House and Senate negotiators plan to meet today to tweak an agreement they reached about a week ago in hopes of sending Gov. Sam Brownback a more palatable bill. Heading toward Brownback’s desk is a tax-cutting bill that would eliminate nonwage income taxes on 191,000 businesses in the state and lower individual…
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New CEO named for The Golf Warehouse
16 May 2012 | 11:30 amRedcats USA, a Web-based retail company, announced today that Jonathan Bernstein has been appointed CEO of The Golf Warehouse, effective immediately. Bernstein, a member of the Redcats USA executive team, has offices in Wichita, home of The Golf Warehouse, and he will report to Jay Berlin, CEO of The Sportsman’s Guide. Bernstein began his career with Procter & Gamble in brand management. He then moved to Marketing Corporation of America, where he practiced strategy and marketing consulting for a number of leading companies. He subsequently joined one of his consulting clients—Coach. -
Hotel workers cited for service to visitors
15 May 2012 | 2:45 pmSix hotel workers have been recognized for outstanding work by the Wichita Hotel/Lodging Committee. The Stars of the Industry Awards were made at a luncheon last week. Winners, who were cited for outstanding service to visitors, were: • Front Desk Agent – Michael Wilson, Wichita Inn North • Housekeeper – Heather Gaw, Hyatt Regency Wichita • Engineer – Omar Aguilera, La Quinta Inn & Suites Wichita East • Front of the House – Richard Gladney, SpringHill Suites by Marriott East at Plazzio • Manager – Talia Firestone, Courtyard by Marriott-Wichita at Old Town • Spirit of… -
Farmland values continue to climb
15 May 2012 | 10:15 amAt least one part of the real estate market is booming. The Associated Press reports that farmland in Midwest and Western states continues to demand increasing prices. The Federal Reserve reported that the average value of farmland in several Midwest and Western states grew more than 25 percent in the first quarter, the AP said. The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City., Mo., said Tuesday that higher crop prices and timely rains in the region helped farmers, so demand for cropland persisted. The Federal Reserve reported that a new survey of 235 banks showed that irrigated land values grew more… -
Spirit AeroSystems employees win Salvation Army honor
14 May 2012 | 3:07 pmThe Salvation Army has named the employees of Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. the recipients of the 2012 Others Award. “Through their efforts to support The Salvation Army, Spirit AeroSystems has demonstrated a true heart for the Wichita community,”Douglas Rowland, major and Wichita city commander of the group, said in a news statement. “I’m proud to accept this award on behalf of Spirit AeroSystems’ nearly 11,000 employees here in Wichita and 16,000 employees around the world,” Mark Suchinski, vice president of Spirit’s financial planning and estimating organization,… -
CCH joins forces with Habitat for Humanity
14 May 2012 | 12:17 pmCCH is joining Wichita Habitat for Humanity to build a home for one of CCH’s own employees. CCH, a Wolters Kluwer Business, will help provide financial support as well as volunteer labor on the project. Construction on the home will begin Tuesday, and when it’s completed, the house will become the home of Angelica Ramirez’s family. The start of construction will be celebrated at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday with a wall-raising at Habitat’s Stewart Village, 4402 South Ellis.
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Baseball, softball, soccer regional pairings (5-12-12)
12 May 2012 | 10:34 amby joanna I’m out at state tennis today, so I’m not sure when I can update this. But I’ve got the area soccer regionals for all classes, and two of the 5A softball regionals. Softball Class 6A Class 5A Hays Tuesday — Goddard (13-7) vs. Valley Center (14-4), 4 p.m.; championship, 5:15 p.m. – Goddard-Valley Center winner vs. Hays (18-2). Goddard Eisenhower Tuesday – W. West (0-18) vs. Eisenhower (17-3, 3 p.m.; Liberal (9-11) vs. Great Bend (16-4), 4:30; championship, 6 p.m. – Liberal-Great Bend winner vs. West-Eisenhower winner. Soccer Class 6A Tuesday –… -
2012 Area regional baseball pairings (4A, 3A, 2-1A)
9 May 2012 | 2:48 pmby joanna I am missing a few area regionals. Hopefully I’ll get them up shortly. Class 4A Clearwater Monday—El Dorado (7-13) vs. Independence (13-5), noon; Clearwater (8-12) vs. Wellington (12-8), 2:15 p.m.; Rose Hill (4-16) vs. Mulvane (17-3), 4:30 p.m.; Augusta (10-10) vs. Circle (10-8), 6:45. Wednesday—Augusta-Circle winner vs. Rose Hill-Mulvane winner, 2 p.m.; Clearwater-Wellington vs. El Dorado-Independence, 4:30; championship, 7. Hoisington Monday, 5 p.m.—Larned (3-13) at Pratt (15-1); Hugoton (10-10) at Nickerson (12-8); Ulysses (7-11) at Colby (13-3); Hoisington… -
2012 Regional softball pairings (4A, 3A, 2-1A)
9 May 2012 | 2:41 pmby joanna Area regional softball pairings are below. Class 6A and 5A won’t come out until Saturday. That Andale regional is ridiculously strong. Too bad. There always seems to be outstanding teams left home. Class 4A Andale Monday—Smoky Valley (13-7) vs. Hesston (15-5), 3 p.m.; Cheney (13-7) vs. McPherson (17-3), 3; Buhler (8-12) vs. Andale-Garden Plain (19-1), 4:45; Haven (11-9) vs. Maize South (16-2), 4:45. Wednesday—Cheney-McPherson winner vs. Haven-Maize South winner, 4 p.m.; Smoky Valley-Hesston winner vs. Buhler-Andale-Garden Plain winner, 4; championship, 5:45. Mulvane… -
Baseball rankings (5-8-12)
8 May 2012 | 7:08 amby joanna The coaches association has released the Class 6A baseball rankings. I wish I had all classes. Who do you think are the contenders in each class for baseball titles? 6A Baseball Rankings as of May 7th 1 Maize 2 Blue Valley West 3 Wichita East 4 Olathe South 5 Wichita Haysville Campus 6 Shawnee Mission Northwest 7 Manhattan 8 Wichita Northwest 9 Shawnee Mission East 10 Wichita Heights
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Wichita Eagle: Opinion
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Opinion Line (May 16)
15 May 2012 | 5:25 pmE-mail comments, 50 words or fewer, to opline@wichitaeagle.com. To get Kansas moving ahead, we must remove the deadwood in Topeka. Gov. Sam Brownback has gotten rid of a bevy of good old boys and replaced them with private-sector professionals. It is refreshing that we have someone with guts trying to reform the system.Read more -
Evangelicals slowly warming up to Romney
15 May 2012 | 5:25 pmIt wasn’t exactly the belly of the beast Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney visited recently on a picture-perfect commencement day at “the world’s largest Christian university.” But his appearance was a test as to whether the conservative school, founded by the late Jerry Falwell, would embrace a devout Mormon. And Romney passed.The more than 30,000 assembled in Liberty University’s stadium to hear his commencement address not only applauded him when he proclaimed that marriage was a relationship between one man and one woman but also when he… -
Letters to the editor on new Jim Crow, same-sex marriage, funeral procession, conservative delegation, North High memories
15 May 2012 | 5:25 pmNew Jim Crow has same old resultsThere is a war being waged across this country whose victims are largely being ignored by the media.The war on drugs initiated by President Reagan and supported by subsequent presidents has unfairly targeted African-Americans. In the brilliantly written and thoroughly researched book “The New Jim Crow,” Michelle Alexander, a civil rights lawyer and legal scholar, shows how the mass incarceration of African-American men has decimated communities of color.Read more -
Library must change, too
15 May 2012 | 5:24 pmA dozen years into the 21st century, Wichita has a Central Library designed around the needs of the mid-1960s. As of Tuesday, though, Wichita also has a sound, flexible strategy for getting a new facility actually designed, funded and built at Second and McLean. That’s a welcome development.A 2007 plan to open a $38 million building by 2012 was deferred in the capital improvement program because of the economy and the city’s budget problems. Motivated by that disconnect between the vision and the funding, library and city leaders wisely have opted for a new approach.With the… -
Five myths about gay marriage
15 May 2012 | 5:19 pmPresident Obama came out in support of same-sex marriage last week. Yet only a day earlier, voters in North Carolina had approved a constitutional ban on gay marriage and other domestic-partner arrangements – even though a majority told pollsters that they favored allowing same-sex marriage or domestic partnerships. If that seems confusing, it is. This issue brings together a complicated cluster of conflicting legal, social and moral claims. When thinking about same-sex marriage, and weighing my reasons for supporting it, I find it helpful to remember a few key points that many people…
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Air Capital Insider
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Flight deck and engine technology developments focus of next Wichita Aero Club meeting
15 May 2012 | 6:41 amDevelopments in the technology of aircraft flight decks and engines will be the focus of discussion at this month’s Wichita Aero Club luncheon. Representatives from Garmin Aviation and Honeywell Engines will lead the discussion, moderated by Aviation International News senior editor Matt Thurber. The luncheon will be held May 22 at the Doubletree Hotel by Hilton at the Wichita airport. A reception begins at 11:45 with the lunch at noon. Reservations can be made on-line at wichitaaeroclub.org or by calling 641-5962. For additional information call 681-4491 or 681-4471. -
Kestrel Aircraft to hold Wichita job fair
14 May 2012 | 6:05 amKestrel Aircraft Co. is hosting a job fair this week in Wichita. The company has offices in Brunswick, Maine, and Superior, Wisc. and has openings for a variety of engineering specialities. The company makes the six-to-eight passenger Kestrel turboprop and is led by Cirrus Aircraft founder Alan Klapmeier. An information session will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Holiday Inn at 549 S. Rock Road. Open recruiting sessions will be held Wednesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the same location. To submit an application, go to hr@kestrel.aero -
Frank Molina replacing long-time Machinists District 70 president Steve Rooney
11 May 2012 | 10:20 amFrank Molina has been elected president and directing business representative of the Machinists Union District 70, replacing Steve Rooney, who has held the position for about a dozen years. The change is the result of a vote by Machinist union members. Results are posted on the union’s website. Lynne Strickland was elected District 70 secretary-treasurer. District 70 business representatives elected or re-elected include Becky Ledbetter, Tony Larkin, Rita Rogers, Steve Elder, Greg Treadwell and Brent Allen. Molina is a former union business representative for Cessna Aircraft. … -
Revenue, net income down in first quarter at Bombardier
10 May 2012 | 10:53 amBombardier, which operates a Learjet plant in Wichita, recorded first quarter revenue of $3.5 billion, down from $4.7 billion a year ago on lower deliveries of commercial aircraft. The company missed analysts expectations for the quarter with net income of $190 million, compared to $220 million for the quarter. It delivered 37 planes in the quarter, compared to 61 a year ago. At the same time it received 68 net order, including 40 for business aircraft. That included a firm order for five Global 6000 jets from AvWest of Australia. Bombardier’s aerospace division recorded first quarter… -
Spirit AeroSystems recognizes 13 suppliers
9 May 2012 | 2:57 pmSpirit AeroSystems recognized 13 companies this week as 2011 Platinum Suppliers for customer satisfaction and performance. Suppliers were selected for quality, on-time delivery, support and willingness to partner with Spirit for “overall improvement in value.” They were honored at an event Tuesday. Three of the suppliers are based in Kansas, including Complexx Machining and Exacta Aerospace in Wichita and Valent Aerostructures in Cottonwood Falls.
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The Pitch, Pitch
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Farm to Market is moving to the Crossroads
16 May 2012 | 12:18 pmThere's a reason why San Francisco became the sourdough capital of the world, land that's because of the climate," Farm to Market bread company founder Mark Friend says. "It's hell for us in August here." Bread does indeed prefer a climate more temperate than KC's volatile weather provides.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] -
Killing a few brain cells with Kansas City's NFL concussion expert
16 May 2012 | 10:05 amPaul Anderson's beer should be a celebratory one. The University of Missouri-Kansas City law student just took his last final.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] -
Kansas City's restaurant scene is revving up for summer
16 May 2012 | 9:00 amThe Fat City article in this week's print edition looks back at the local restaurants and food shops that have opened in the past two months, as well as a few of the places set to open this summer. The newest restaurant in Kansas City proper is Haus, a sausage and beer emporium with an attached beer garden that opened this past Friday in Martini Corner.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] -
How much do you love the Bristol? Houlihan's might just be for sale
16 May 2012 | 8:00 amYou have to ask yourself just how much the lobster bisque recipe is worth at the Bristol. The Kansas City Business Journal reports that Houlihan's is considering a sale.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] -
Sean Malto prepares to defend his Street League skateboarding title at the Sprint Center
16 May 2012 | 7:10 amA few weeks ago, security guards handcuffed Sean Malto for doing his job in the wrong place. He and his friends were detained for skateboarding in the street.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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The Pitch, Pitch
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Farm to Market is moving to the Crossroads
16 May 2012 | 12:18 pmThere's a reason why San Francisco became the sourdough capital of the world, land that's because of the climate," Farm to Market bread company founder Mark Friend says. "It's hell for us in August here." Bread does indeed prefer a climate more temperate than KC's volatile weather provides.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] -
Killing a few brain cells with Kansas City's NFL concussion expert
16 May 2012 | 10:05 amPaul Anderson's beer should be a celebratory one. The University of Missouri-Kansas City law student just took his last final.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] -
Kansas City's restaurant scene is revving up for summer
16 May 2012 | 9:00 amThe Fat City article in this week's print edition looks back at the local restaurants and food shops that have opened in the past two months, as well as a few of the places set to open this summer. The newest restaurant in Kansas City proper is Haus, a sausage and beer emporium with an attached beer garden that opened this past Friday in Martini Corner.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] -
How much do you love the Bristol? Houlihan's might just be for sale
16 May 2012 | 8:00 amYou have to ask yourself just how much the lobster bisque recipe is worth at the Bristol. The Kansas City Business Journal reports that Houlihan's is considering a sale.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] -
Sean Malto prepares to defend his Street League skateboarding title at the Sprint Center
16 May 2012 | 7:10 amA few weeks ago, security guards handcuffed Sean Malto for doing his job in the wrong place. He and his friends were detained for skateboarding in the street.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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The Pitch, Pitch
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Farm to Market is moving to the Crossroads
16 May 2012 | 12:18 pmThere's a reason why San Francisco became the sourdough capital of the world, land that's because of the climate," Farm to Market bread company founder Mark Friend says. "It's hell for us in August here." Bread does indeed prefer a climate more temperate than KC's volatile weather provides.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] -
Killing a few brain cells with Kansas City's NFL concussion expert
16 May 2012 | 10:05 amPaul Anderson's beer should be a celebratory one. The University of Missouri-Kansas City law student just took his last final.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] -
Kansas City's restaurant scene is revving up for summer
16 May 2012 | 9:00 amThe Fat City article in this week's print edition looks back at the local restaurants and food shops that have opened in the past two months, as well as a few of the places set to open this summer. The newest restaurant in Kansas City proper is Haus, a sausage and beer emporium with an attached beer garden that opened this past Friday in Martini Corner.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] -
How much do you love the Bristol? Houlihan's might just be for sale
16 May 2012 | 8:00 amYou have to ask yourself just how much the lobster bisque recipe is worth at the Bristol. The Kansas City Business Journal reports that Houlihan's is considering a sale.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] -
Sean Malto prepares to defend his Street League skateboarding title at the Sprint Center
16 May 2012 | 7:10 amA few weeks ago, security guards handcuffed Sean Malto for doing his job in the wrong place. He and his friends were detained for skateboarding in the street.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Wichita Eagle Blogs Posts
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Are evangelicals warming up to Romney?
16 May 2012 | 1:29 pm“While evangelical voters blew hot and cold on other GOP candidates during the early primaries,” columnist Cal Thomas wrote, Mitt Romney’s reception last weekend at Liberty University “was a sign they are slowly warming to the idea of him as president.” Thomas noted that more than 30,000 people not only applauded him when Romney “proclaimed that marriage was a relationship between one man and one woman but also when he appealed to a ‘common purpose’ in pursuit of shared goals, regardless of theological differences.” -
A transit tax and Tuesday’s vote to avoid bus cuts
16 May 2012 | 1:27 pmBy Bill Wilson A few locker room notes from Tuesday’s transit discussion at City Hall. • The 4-3 vote to approve Janet Miller’s compromise cuts to save transit came as a surprise on press row. The swing vote, council member James Clendenin, didn’t voice much approval of Miller’s ideas during council discussion, instead expressing concern about the loss of some neighborhood cleanups and street maintenance, along with the quick pace of Miller’s 11th-hour plan to scale back the two services and delay Kennedy Plaza renovations at Century II for a year. That pace… -
Legislative limbo: Lawmakers fret over budget, hotel rooms as session drags on
16 May 2012 | 12:30 pmTOPEKA — The House and Senate standoff continues today. Lawmakers are entrenched, largely because of disputes between moderate Republicans in the Senate and conservatives in the House, and the acrimony is delaying meetings and extending the legislative session, which is already three days beyond its usual 90-day session. House Majority Leader Arlen Siegfried, R-Olathe, this morning told House GOP members that the state budget hinges on whether the Senate will vote on a new tax-cutting plan or if the budget will be adjusted for the massive tax-cut bill that Gov. Sam Brownback could sign… -
New CEO named for The Golf Warehouse
16 May 2012 | 11:30 amRedcats USA, a Web-based retail company, announced today that Jonathan Bernstein has been appointed CEO of The Golf Warehouse, effective immediately. Bernstein, a member of the Redcats USA executive team, has offices in Wichita, home of The Golf Warehouse, and he will report to Jay Berlin, CEO of The Sportsman’s Guide. Bernstein began his career with Procter & Gamble in brand management. He then moved to Marketing Corporation of America, where he practiced strategy and marketing consulting for a number of leading companies. He subsequently joined one of his consulting clients—Coach. -
Simon Property Group hires local firm to market space
16 May 2012 | 11:12 amWICHITA — It’s not exactly news when new space is available at a mall, but Jeff Englert makes a good case for 8,000 square feet that he and Grubb & Ellis/Martens Commercial Group colleagues are marketing at Towne East Square. “To my knowledge, it’s the first time that Simon used third-party brokers in Wichita,” he says of Simon Property Group, which owns the mall. Perhaps more significantly, Englert says, “They want to go after nontraditional mall tenants for this.” Not that he and fellow brokers Nathan Farha and Grant Glasgow won’t look at retail. “Retail is…
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WE Blog
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Are evangelicals warming up to Romney?
16 May 2012 | 1:29 pm“While evangelical voters blew hot and cold on other GOP candidates during the early primaries,” columnist Cal Thomas wrote, Mitt Romney’s reception last weekend at Liberty University “was a sign they are slowly warming to the idea of him as president.” Thomas noted that more than 30,000 people not only applauded him when Romney “proclaimed that marriage was a relationship between one man and one woman but also when he appealed to a ‘common purpose’ in pursuit of shared goals, regardless of theological differences.” -
Brownback, speaker want to ignore deficit projections
16 May 2012 | 6:00 amGov. Sam Brownback and House Speaker Mike O’Neal, R-Hutchinson, haven’t sufficiently explained why it would be fiscally responsible to finalize a tax-cut bill projected to create a deficit of more than $2 billion by 2017. “We can make this work. We will make it work,” the governor said Friday. O’Neal signaled that the proponents don’t believe the deficit projections, which come from legislative staff. “Projections in out-years are unreliable due to the fact that no model currently exists to predict the dynamic effect of tax relief,” O’Neal said. But if legislative number… -
Public also evolving on same-sex marriage
15 May 2012 | 11:41 amThirty-eight percent of Americans support same-sex marriage and 24 percent support civil unions, while 33 percent oppose both, according to a new CBS News/New York Times survey. Only 32 percent of those surveyed think the federal government should determine whether same-sex marriage is legal, and 57 percent favor letting individual states make that decision. Yet 50 percent favor an amendment to the U.S. Constitution banning same-sex marriage. Sixty-seven percent of those surveyed think President Obama is now supporting gay marriage “mostly for political reasons,” though 57 percent said… -
Cabs, drivers should make positive impression
15 May 2012 | 6:00 amTaxi drivers can have a significant impact on a visitor’s impression of Wichita. So at today’s meeting the Wichita City Council should approve some proposed ordinance changes aimed at improving customer service. The changes, which the city worked on with taxi companies, include requiring drivers to attend free customer-service training once every two years. A proposed new taxi code also addresses such concerns as the cleanliness of cabs and cab drivers’ attire. License and permit fees would increase, so the city could cover more of its processing costs, but remain low compared with many… -
Veto of Shariah bill could be teaching moment
14 May 2012 | 2:17 pm“People will ask, ‘How narrow has that state become?’” Sen. Tim Owens, R-Overland Park, said about the Legislature’s near unanimous approval last week of a bill preventing state courts from using Shariah or other foreign laws in making decisions (even though this protection already exists in the Constitution). News of the bill’s passage has received national attention – and not in a flattering way. A Winfield Daily Courier editorial urged Gov. Sam Brownback to treat the bill as a teaching moment. “If our governor vetoed it,” the editorial said, “he would let the country…
