Kansans between the ages of 65 and 74 have only a few days left to enjoy hunting and fishing for free.

The state will stop providing free hunting and fishing licenses for people in that age range, starting in January.

The exemption began in 1971. State officials estimate ending the practice will bring in $900,000 to $1.5 million.

Mike Miller, spokesman for the state’s wildlife department, says Kansas misses out on federal money because it doesn’t sell enough licenses. He says an estimated 30,000 hunters don’t have to buy licenses because of the age exemption.

The Joplin Globe reports no general tax dollars support Kansas wildlife conservation and management efforts. Besides revenue from license sales, Kansas gets federal revenue through an excise tax on firearms and ammunition.

Lottery officials say revenue from the Kansas Star Casino’s first 10 months in operation has exceeded the revenue earned by the two other casinos in Kansas in about the same period.

The Kansas Lottery Commission says the Kansas Star casino, which opened in Mulvane on Dec. 20, 2011, had earned about $158 million through the end of October.

That is more than the revenue earned in nearly the same period by the two other state-owned casinos. Boot Hill Casino in Dodge City earned $119 million. Hollywood Casino in Kansas City, which opened Feb. 3, has earned $93 million.

The Wichita Eagle reports thatthe Kansas Star employs about 1,000 people.

A 29-year-old Dodge City woman has been sentenced to a year in federal prison for lying to a grand jury during an investigation of the Nortenos gang.

Petra Garcia-Martinez pleaded guilty to one count of perjury and one count of making a false statement to federal investigators.

In her plea, she admitted that on May 25, 2011, she testified falsely before a grand jury in Wichita. She was questioned about her knowledge of her brother Pedro Garcia’s affiliation with the Nortenos street gang in Dodge City. She testified falsely that she was not aware that Pedro Garcia was a gang member or that he was affiliated with the Nortenos.

Pedro Garcia is awaiting trial on charges including conspiracy to commit racketeering, violent crimes in aid of racketeering, and unlawful possession of firearms in furtherance of a crime of violence.

In another count, Garcia-Martinez admitted that she failed to disclose information when she applied for and received assistance from the Dodge City Housing Authority in June 2011 because it could have jeopardized her receiving the assistance.

Kansas City police say they’re investigating the reported kidnapping of a 37-year-old woman.

Police said in a release that officers were called to a home early Sunday on the reported kidnapping. Witnesses told police that a former boyfriend broke into the home and forced the woman into a car.

Police said they’re looking for 39-year-old David Morgan, who’s believed to have fled in a four-door, green Acura Integra with a Kansas license plate.

The reported kidnap victim is Jaqui Vanbebber, who’s described as 5-foot-2 with brown hair and green eyes.

Lawrence fire investigators are investigating 15 recent fires that are suspected to be arson.

An early morning fire at an apartment building in Lawrence on Friday is being linked to the string of suspected arsons that now total 15.

The Kansas City Star reports that the small fire Friday was reported in a stairwell and was quickly extinguished. There were no injuries.

Officials believe it’s related to a strong of Lawrence arsons that began Oct. 19. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is offering a reward of $5,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction.

A film crew for an Animal Planet network show is coming to Kansas next month to look for evidence that Bigfoot might be roaming the state.

“Finding Bigfoot” producer Sean Mantooth says the TV crew will be in the Wichita area in late January to film scenes for the show. He wouldn’t say where the hunt will take place because he doesn’t want anyone to try to pull a hoax.

A town hall meeting is scheduled for Jan. 26 in the Wichita area, but Mantooth says the location hasn’t been determined.

The most recent Bigfoot report in Kansas was in Sedgwick County in 2006 by a husband and wife who said they felt like they were being watched, then heard a guttural growl.

A 32-year-old northeast Kansas man has pleaded guilty in Jefferson County District Court to two counts of involuntary manslaughter for an accident that killed two people in March.

Brian Keefe also pleaded guilty Thursday to two counts of driving under the influence.

Keefe’s vehicle crossed the center line, causing a two-vehicle crash that killed two people in the other car, 38-year-old Shawn Fraker of Winchester and 27-year-old Daniel Shawn Walker of Oskaloosa.

Keefe was out on bond for the March crash when he was arrested again for drunken driving in August.

He is scheduled to be sentenced Jan. 10. Jefferson County Attorney Jason Belveal says Keefe is likely to serve a sentence of 38 to 86 months.

The wife of a man convicted of killing a rural Kansas woman has been removed from a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the victim’s children.

An Atchison County judge on Thursday removed Rebecca Hollister from the lawsuit filed by the children of 58-year-old Patricia Kimmi of rural Horton.

Hollister’s husband, Roger, is serving life in prison for Kimmi’s November 2009 death.

Kimmi’s children allege in their lawsuit that their estranged father, Eugene Kimmi, and the Hollisters conspired to cause Patricia Kimmi’s death.

The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the judge ruled the plaintiffs had presented no evidence to prove Rebecca Hollister was involved in Patricia Kimmi’s death. He said Rebecca Hollister might have lied to investigators after the crime but that was not part of the lawsuit.

Prosecutors say they have collected $15.8 million in criminal and civil cases filed in federal courts in Kansas.

U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said Thursday in a news release the amount his office has recovered for the federal treasurer and for crime victims in fiscal 2012 was up by one-third.

He says that in this time of economic recovery, the collections are more important than ever. Criminal actions accounted for $2.1 million in collections, while civil cases brought in $13.7 million.

That compares with the previous year in which the District of Kansas collected $11.8 million in both criminal and civil actions.

Nationwide, the $13.1 billion collected by U.S. attorney’s offices across the country more than doubled the previous fiscal year’s collections.

The Federal Communications Commission has proposed a $10,000 fine for a man accused of operating a pirate radio station in Manhattan.

Glen Rubash has 30 days to appeal Wednesday’s action from the agency’s enforcement bureau. The 59-year-old Junction City man didn’t immediately return a phone call from The Associated Press seeking comment.

The station was operating under the 88.3 frequency on the FM dial. KMAN has reported that the station was rebroadcasting from the Republic Broadcasting Network.

The FCC wrote that the 88.3 signal was traced in September to an FM transmitting antenna mounted on a pole next to a Manhattan home. The FCC wrote that agents determined that the signal was strong enough that a license was required. But no license had been granted.

Kansas first lady Mary Brownback has donated 500 books from the Kansas Book Festival to the annual Marine Corps Toys for Tots program.

Brownback made the presentation to two Marines on Thursday at Cedar Crest, the governor’s official residence in northwest Topeka. Brownback is a supporter of several literacy programs in Kansas, including the Kansas Book Festival.

Included in the donation were 22 different titles for reading levels from kindergarten through seventh grade. The books were a donation from the Scholastic publishing company to Brownback for her to distribute.

Marines will be collecting more toys at various locations across Kansas from Friday through Monday. The Toys for Tots program collects new, unwrapped toys from October through December each year and distributes them to children in several Kansas communities.

Two leaders in the Kansas Legislature worry about how the state’s budget would be affected by spending cuts tied to the federal government’s so-called fiscal cliff.

House Minority Leader and Lawrence Democrat Paul Davis said Thursday he fears the cuts would have a profound effect on social services and highway projects.

Congress and President Barack Obama are trying to work out a deal by the end of the year to avoid the fiscal cliff. If they can’t, taxes are set to increase automatically, and spending cuts will be triggered.

Incoming Senate Majority Leader and Hutchinson Republican Terry Bruce said he’s concerned about specific programs, such as nutrition services for senior citizens.

Bruce said the state’s most vulnerable citizens could be at risk of having services curtailed.