Posted: 8:25 AM Top Republicans in the Kansas Legislature still don't have a deal on taxes that would clear the way for the annual session to adjourn.

Updated: 9:13 AM Kansas legislators plan to resume negotiations on tax issues after the House and Senate moved closer to agreement on adjusting the state sales tax.

Updated: 2:51 PM Negotiations among Kansas legislators on tax issues are stalled amid bickering between Republican leaders in the House and Senate.

Updated: 5:40 PM As Memorial Day approaches, Wichita gas prices take their second big increase in four days.

Posted: 11:50 AM Kansas legislators are restarting public negotiations aimed at resolving their differences over tax issues.

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Updated: 1:17 PM Republicans in the Kansas Senate plan to discuss tax issues as Gov. Sam Brownback and top GOP legislative leaders continue private negotiations.

Posted: 2:03 PM Gov. Sam Brownback says private negotiations on tax issues with the Kansas Legislature's top Republicans are "going well" but he can't predict when GOP leaders will agree on a plan.

Updated: 1:48 PM Luxury goods manufacturer Coach has sued a Wichita business, its owner and an employee for allegedly selling phony goods bearing its brand name.

Posted: 9:59 AM Chrysler is recalling 469,000 Jeep SUVs worldwide because they can shift into neutral without warning on startup.

Updated: 8:37 AM Kansas lawmakers are hoping to resume negotiations over proposals for additional cuts in individual income taxes.

Updated: 3:53 PM Just two months after recovering the last of its losses from the financial crisis, the Dow Jones industrial average charged higher Tuesday, closing above 15,000 for the first time.

Updated: 1:53 PM The company is holding a hiring event in Wichita on Tuesday.

Updated: 8:18 PM Commercial casinos in the U.S. have made it almost all the way back from the hard times of the Great Recession.

Updated: 9:40 AM A big gain in the job market is lifting the stock market to a record high.

Updated: 3:22 PM Encouraging news about the job market and higher profits from CBS, Facebook and other companies sent stock prices higher on Wall Street.

Posted: 8:34 AM Americans kept increasing their spending in March and their income grew, further indication that consumers are shaking off higher taxes.

Posted: 12:54 PM The FDA identified gram-negative bacteria in the products, which can cause disease. But officials said the bacteria do not usually cause infection in humans.

Posted: 7:05 PM The recall includes the Honda CR-V small SUV and Odyssey minivan from the 2012 and 2013 model years. Also covered is the 2013 Acura RDX SUV.

Posted: 8:16 AM The state of Kansas spent more than $13 million in overtime last year, and that does not include employees at universities.

Posted: 11:17 AM A new law signed by Gov. Sam Brownback requires a Kansas welfare agency to test residents seeking cash assistance if there is a reasonable suspicion they are using drugs.

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Updated: 2:08 PM Toyota, Honda and Nissan are recalling more than 2 million vehicles globally for an identical problem with air bags on the passenger side whose inflator may burst, sending plastic pieces flying.

Updated: 11:28 AM The 33-year-old is accused of preparing false federal income tax returns for 17 people from 2007 to 2009.

Posted: 8:47 AM A new report shows a declining percentage of Kansans are getting their health insurance through their employers.