TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach says more new businesses were formed in Kansas in 2014 than at any point since 2003.
Kobach said at a news conference Tuesday that 15,780 new businesses were formed — 311 more than in 2013. Kobach says this indicates that a 2012 move to exempt 191,000 business owners from income taxes had succeeded in attracting investment. However, he did not say how many of the new businesses were of the specific designation that received the 2012 tax cuts.
Critics of the current administration have said that some business owners are closing existing businesses and re-registering them with new designations for tax reasons and therefore the numbers do not indicate growth.
In 2014, 2,676 businesses dissolved in Kansas. That’s 373 more than in 2013.
KANSAS CITY- A Kansas man died and a woman injured in an accident just before 9 a.m. on Wednesday in Wyandotte County
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2002 Ford passenger car driven by Carol C. Sneed, 79, Basehor, was westbound on Kansas 32 at 78th Street in Kansas City.
The vehicle turned in front of a 2006 Sterling Truck driven by William R. Ferguson Jr., 45, Leavenworth.
This caused the truck to brake suddenly and the load in the truck to shift.
Ferguson Jr., was pronounced dead at the scene and transported to First Call Mortuary.
Sneed was transported to Shawnee Mission Medical Center.
The KHP reported both were properly restrained at the time of the accident.
Western Athletic Conference
Thomas More Prep 65, Great Bend 52
Hays 66, Abilene 50
Dodge City 43, Garden City 31
Liberal 52, Cimarron 43
Central Kansas League
Hesston 70, Hoisington 41
Larned 58 Nickerson 26
Haven 69, Hillsboro 61
Kingman 64, Lyons 45
Sterling 80, Smoky Valley 57
Halstead 49, Pratt 45
Central Prairie League
Central Plains 66, Ness City 45
Otis-Bison 50, Macksville 27
St. John 80, Kiowa County 24
Stockton 47, LaCrosse 43, OT
Victoria 74, Kinsley 56
Others
Ellsworth 49, SE-Saline 48
Wilson 46, Lakeside 32
Girls
Western Athletic Conference
Great Bend 51, Thomas More Prep 42
Hays 40 Abilene 31
Dodge City 42, Garden City 36
Cimarron 45, Liberal 40
Central Kansas League
Hesston 53, Hoisington 14
Larned 47, Nickerson 33
Haven 48, Hillsboro 34
Kingman 44, Lyons 43
Pratt 43, Halstead 24
Sterling 67, Smoky Valley 29
Central Prairie League
Central Plains 70, Ness City 42
Kinsley 64, Victoria 56
St. John 50, Kiowa County 17
Stockton 73, LaCrosse 70, 2OT
Macksville 59, Otis-Bison 46
Others
Cunningham 62, Stafford 26
Peabody-Burns 39, Little River 27
Wichita State’s Ron Baker, (31) drives up the middle against Southern Illinois’ Deion Lavender, (5) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game at the SIU Arena in Carbondale, Ill., Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015. (AP Photo)
CARBONDALE, Ill. — Shaquille Morris proved an able substitute to Wichita State starting forwardDarius Carter on Tuesday night at Southern Illinois.
Morris, a 6-foot-7, 261-pound redshirt freshman forward, spurred a critical 8-0 run early in the second half to lift the 13th-ranked Shockers over the Salukis, 84-62. Morris came in for Carter with his team up 13 at the 19:31 mark and delivered four of his career-high 17 points during the run to put Wichita State up 20 with 16:28 left. The Shockers led by as much as 27 before settling for their third double-digit win in their last four games.
Morris made 7 of his 8 shots for the Shockers (25-3, 14-1 Missouri Valley), who have won five straight.
“Confidence, and definitely my teammates trusting me and finding me with the ball in good situations,” Morris said. “My motor is coming on. I tried to run the floor real hard tonight.”
Fred VanVleet and Ron Baker each scored 13 and Tekele Cotton added 10 for Wichita State.
Deion Lavender’s 15 points led Southern Illinois (10-18, 3-12). Anthony Beane added 14 points and Jordan Caroline scored 10.
The Shockers led by 13 at the half and used a 9-0 run early in second half to put the game away. They made 10 of 19 3-pointers and had 18 assists on 28 baskets.
Carter, who scored a career-high 25 points in Wichita State’s first win over Southern Illinois on Jan. 14, made 3 of 5 from the field and finished with six points in 20 minutes. The Salukis rolled the dice on stopping the senior forward, but couldn’t recover to guard Wichita State’s assortment of shooters.
“You gotta figure out what you’re gonna take away,” Southern Illinois coach Barry Hinson said. “We had gotten our butts whipped so bad on the interior by Carter the first time we played `em, we were trying not to let that happen again, and we gave up some 3s, and they did a good job. We had to play, literally, a perfect game.”
Wichita State started quickly in its fourth road game in its last six, hitting its first five shots on the way to an 11-2 lead.
LATE ARRIVAL:
Inclement weather forced Wichita State to take its charter flight to the region on Tuesday morning rather than Monday night. Carbondale got about six inches of snow in the first major snowstorm in the region on Monday. The Shockers flew from Wichita, Kansas, to Williamson County Airport in Marion, Illinois, which is about 17 miles from Carbondale. They left for home after the game.
Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall said he almost preferred the late arrival.
“Honestly, it’s what I would prefer with my origins being a bus league at Winthrop,” Marshall said. “Having a couple hours on the bus, we would do that the day of the game quite often, so I don’t really think it matters, to be honest. It wasn’t the break of dawn when we left, I think we had wheels up around 9:15 this morning.”
TIP-INS:
Southern Illinois: Jalen Pendleton missed the second half with a concussion. He scored six points and grabbed three rebounds in 12 minutes. Starting forward Jordan Caroline also suffered a blow to his upper body and was checked out on the sideline in the second half. Caroline returned to the game and finished with 10 points and three rebounds.
Wichita State: Morris’ 17 points beat his previous career high of 10 against Missouri State on Feb. 8. Morris didn’t make a field goal in the Shockers’ win at Illinois State on Saturday, but is now 13 of his last 20 from the field in his last four games.
UP NEXT:
Southern Illinois visits Indiana State on Saturday.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas House committee has approved rival proposals for changing how state Supreme Court justices are selected.
Justices would be elected under one proposal clearing the Judiciary Committee. Under the other plan, the governor would appoint the justices directly, subject to Senate confirmation.
Currently, a lawyer-led commission screens applicants for Supreme Court vacancies and names three finalists. The governor must pick one, with no role for lawmakers.
Republican Rep. Mark Kahrs of Wichita said Tuesday that the decisions of the Judiciary Committee represent progress in reforming judicial selection.
But Democratic Rep. John Carmichael of Wichita said there’s no reason to change the selection process.
The House committee approved the two rival proposals Monday on 13-9 votes. Debates by the full House have not been scheduled.
MARION, Kan. (AP) — A former sheriff’s dispatcher who played Santa Claus for preschool children in central Kansas’ Marion County is accused of sexually attacking an 8-year-old girl.
KWCH-TV reports that prosecutors have charged 46-year-old Kenneth Newell of McPherson with 13 counts involving sexual misconduct.
KWCH says Newell’s Dec. 23 arrest was revealed Monday night to Marion County commissioners.
The sheriff says the county may have to continue paying $30 a day to keep Newell jailed in McPherson County because he’s too familiar about operations of the Marion jail.
A message left Tuesday with Newell’s attorney, Steve Atherton of Emporia, was not immediately returned.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Younger Americans are struggling to keep up with steadily-rising student debt loads, a burden that is limiting their ability to buy homes.
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York says the percentage of student loans that are 90 days or more overdue rose to 11.3 percent in the final three months of last year, up from 11.1 percent in the previous quarter. That’s the highest in a year. Total student borrowing now stands at $1.16 trillion, the most on record and 7.1 percent higher than 12 months earlier.
Previous research by the New York Fed has found that younger Americans with student loans are less likely to take out mortgages than those without student debt. That’s a reversal from the pre-recession pattern.
