Posted: 8:03 PM the measure would authorize $1.5 billion in bonds to fund pension's future

Posted: 4:56 PM Apple said to be working on cheaper model to compete with Android phones in developing markets

Posted: 8:51 AM A Shawnee County District Court judge has awarded the Kansas treasurer's office the title to $880,000 in unclaimed U.S. savings bonds.

Posted: 4:24 PM The S&P rose six points to 1,569, a gain of 0.4 percent, beating by four points its previous record of 1,565.15 set on Oct. 9, 2007.

Posted: 3:42 PM The two carriers would form the world's biggest airline

Posted: 1:35 PM Kansas House members have given first-round approval to a bill authorizing $1.5 billion in bonds to boost the financial health of the state pension system for teachers and government workers.

Posted: 9:15 AM The sole winning ticket sold for Saturday's $338.3 million Powerball drawing was purchased at a liquor store in northern New Jersey.

Updated: 3:22 PM The Kansas Lottery says changes in the Hot Lotto this spring will mean bigger prizes but also reduce the chance of winning.

Updated: 12:20 PM The Kansas House has approved a bill cutting sales and income taxes.

Updated: 10:59 AM Republican legislators in Kansas who want to put new government employees in a 401(k)-style pension plan have abandoned an effort to pass legislation this year.

Updated: 1:20 PM The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that the U.S. economy has strengthened after pausing late last year but still needs the Fed's extraordinary support to help lower high unemployment.

Posted: 12:40 PM The Republican-controlled Kansas House has rejected a Democratic member's proposal to provide $45 million in state aid to local governments to hold down property taxes.

Posted: 8:49 PM KPERS projects a $9.3 billion gap between anticipated revenues and the benefits promised to public employees through 2033

Posted: 11:17 AM The Senior Employment Program Job Fair is taking place Tuesday morning in downtown Wichita.

Posted: 3:34 PM The Dow dropped 25 points to close at 14,514.

Posted: 3:40 PM The index rose for the 10th time in a row Thursday, gaining 83 points to close at 14,539.

Posted: 2:01 PM Kansas House Republicans acknowledge they're split over canceling a planned decline in the state sales tax.

Posted: 8:28 AM The Kansas Senate is preparing to take final action on a bill that cuts the state's individual income tax rates further but also cancels a scheduled drop in the sales tax.

Posted: 8:16 AM A bill prohibiting public employee unions in Kansas from deducting money from members' paychecks to help finance political activities is advancing in the Legislature.

Posted: 10:59 AM The Kansas Association of Realtors is backing a compromise proposal to phase out all tax deductions as the state Senate prepares to debate a bill to further reduce personal income tax rates.

Posted: 2:17 PM A burst of hiring in February pushed stocks higher on Wall Street.

Posted: 9:02 AM U.S. stocks are opening higher following a record-setting day for the Dow Jones industrial average.

Updated: 8:11 PM The Dow Jones industrial average has regained all the losses suffered during the Great Recession and reached a new high

Posted: 6:54 PM Kansas recently entered into an agreement with Toyota to resolve allegations the company misrepresented safety issues.

Posted: 9:59 AM President Barack Obama and congressional leaders are meeting at the White House, with billions of dollars in automatic budget cuts ready to start kicking in.