http://www.yourstreet.com/news/topeka-ks YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas revenue department said Monday the state collected $6.9 million more in taxes than had been expected for August. The preliminary report put August revenue at $376.8 million. Read more on NewsOK.com http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6655727/kansas-revenue-tops-forecast-for-august Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:55:08 -0700 A freshman Republican congresswoman apologized Thursday for telling a gathering in her district that the GOP was still searching for a "great white hope" to stop President Barack Obama's political agenda. Rep. Lynn Jenkins used the phrase during an Aug. 19 forum as... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6627720/u-s-rep-apologizes-over-great-white-hope- Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:54:08 -0700 He practiced as a family physician in Monroe, La., and later served as a psychiatrist and director of the Kansas Reception and Diagnostic Center Dr. Charles E. Wilds Jr., a retired physician and former resident of Mobile, died Tuesday at a health care facility in... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6617827/former-mobile-resident-dr-charles-e-wilds-jr-dies Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:41:08 -0700 TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) ? Retired Las Vegas gambling executive Mike Ensign is no longer involved in an attempt to build a casino south of Wichita, the Kansas Lottery?s executive director said Tuesday. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6604743/lottery-chief-sen-ensign-s-father-not-in-kansas-casino-plan Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:34:08 -0700 TOPEKA, Kan. | Kansas' top corrections official said Monday that additional budget cuts for the prison system would make its lockups less safe and force the state to consider lighter sentences for its criminals. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6606365/kansas-prisons-chief-budget-cuts-may-shorten-sentences Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:48:08 -0700 TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The 70th anniversary of the release of the MGM musical “The Wizard of Oz” won’t pass unnoticed in the home state of its central character, the feisty Kansas farm girl Dorothy Gale. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6598331/kansas-celebrating-70th-anniversary-of-oz Sun, 23 Aug 2009 05:04:08 -0700 TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Unemployment in Kansas jumped to 7.7 percent in July, the seventh consecutive month in which the total number of non-farm jobs was lower than during the previous year. But in a monthly employment report released Friday, the state Department of... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6585501/kansas-unemployment-hit-7-7-percent-in-july Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:27:08 -0700 TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — In the coming weeks and months, Gov. Read more on NewsOK.com http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6427208/analysis-highway-plan-part-of-economic-recovery Sun, 26 Jul 2009 11:21:08 -0700 TOPEKA, Kan. - The Lone Star Conference has agreed to annually send a representative to the Kanza Bowl, a newly formed postseason football game to be played at Hummer Sports Park in Topeka, Kansas. The decision was announced Monday morning at a press conference in... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6397513/lone-star-conference-to-play-in-kanza-bowl-starting-in-2009 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 08:30:08 -0700 An accidental vehicle fire injured two people and spread to a neighboring structure at 1905 NW Wilcox Court in Topeka, Kan. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6401082/fire-injures-vehicle-occupants,-spreads-to-neighboring-building Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:15:08 -0700 TOPEKA, Kan. -- The classrooms are haunting in their dusty silence. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6377483/history-revival-at-topeka-school Sun, 19 Jul 2009 20:00:08 -0700 "In the summer of 69, our family of six packed up the station wagon and drove to Topeka, Kansas, where we lived for two months while my dad attended Washburn University. On the afternoon of July 20, we were driving through a small town in Arkansas while listening to... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6379859/readers-share-moon-landing-memories Sun, 19 Jul 2009 18:00:08 -0700 Toward the end of July, members of the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kansas, led by their pastor, Fred Phelps, have scheduled to hold protest rallies in three sites in Iowa: Waukee’s Jewish Historical Society, Ames on the Iowa State Campus, and Marshalltown at... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6347109/letters-minority-claims-outdated,-false Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:40:08 -0700 TOPEKA, Kan. -- Officials say a gunman who entered a Veterans Affairs medical center in Topeka, Kan., surrendered without hurting anyone and is now a patient at the hospital. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6332747/gunman-surrenders-to-police-at-va-med-center Sun, 12 Jul 2009 15:41:08 -0700 Authorities say a gunman who entered a veteran's administration medical center in Topeka, Kan., has surrendered after trading his ammunition for cigarettes. READ MORE>> http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6332251/gunman-surrenders-at-va-med-center-in-kansas Sun, 12 Jul 2009 12:49:08 -0700 TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas' attorney general is accusing five companies of preying on struggling homeowners and has sued them as part of what he calls a new campaign against mortgage scams.But an attorney for one of the companies said Tuesday that allegations... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6299719/kansas-ag-sues-5-firms-over-alleged-mortgage-fraud Wed, 08 Jul 2009 06:11:24 -0700 A judge set no timetable for his ruling after he accepted opposing arguments on Nebraska's flag-desecration law. Shirley Phelps-Roper of Topeka, Kan., was charged with violating the law in 2007. She and her attorney, Bassel El-Kasaby (el-kuh-SOB-ee), say the law... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6167283/nebraska-judge-considers-arguments-in-us-flag-case-involving-phelps-roper-o Fri, 19 Jun 2009 07:01:08 -0700 TOPEKA, Kan. | Twenty-one people have been indicted on charges of distributing drugs throughout Kansas. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6161805/21-people-charged-in-kansas-drug-trafficking-case Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:30:08 -0700 TOPEKA, Kan. | Sen. Pat Roberts is keeping the pressure on the Environmental Protection Agency to move residents out of the southeast Kansas town of Treece, which is contaminated with mining pollution. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6161266/roberts-epa-chief-should-visit-kansas-mining-town Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:52:08 -0700 EDITOR'S NOTE: North Charleston Police Chief Jon Zumalt joined with chiefs from Austin, Texas, and Topeka, Kansas, and a former Sacramento, Calif., chief to urge comprehensive immigration reform and to underscore how it would keep their streets safer. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6122735/q-amp-a-with-jon-zumalt Sat, 13 Jun 2009 20:00:08 -0700