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Trial begins for a former bus driver for a Wichita non-profit agency, accused of sexually assaulting a girl who rode on his bus. Anthony Taylor worked for the Urban League. He's charged with sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl. During a preliminary hearing for Taylor last year, the girl testified that Taylor dropped off other children and took her to his auto repair shop. The girl testified that over four days, Taylor kissed, touched and raped her. Defense attorneys at the time argued that the girl's story had changed.

People come to the Kansas State Fair looking for fun.  But if they look in the right spot they'll find deals on furniture and other items for their homes that were built behind bars. Kansas prison inmates have been making items like this since the 1950s, but they could only be sold to goverment and non-profit organizations.  Now, the legislature has changed the law, making this stuff available to the general public. Kansas Correctional Industries director Brad Jurgensen says inmates in the program are less-likely to reoffend when they get out, because they've learned how to do honest work.  Meanwhile, he says customers get well-built products with the profits helping to fund the Department of Corrections.

They lost their jobs - now the organization that laid them off wants some of its money back.  Rainbows United filed for bankruptcy after finding financial irregularities.  Earlier this month, the non-profit laid off more than 70 staff members to cut costs. But now, nine of the former workers got a letter in the mail saying they were overpaid and need to pay back Rainbows.  Former employees are urged to set up a payment plan.  If Rainbows does not hear from them by August 28th, the matter will be turned over to collections.

20 years ago Wayne Romero was in a car accident that severed his spinal cord and left him a paraplegic . "I fell asleep at the wheel coming home from work. It was a bad deal but you have to look at the bright side of things," Romero said. And he does; by giving back to the disabled community. Romero is part of this basketball tournament, a fundraiser for the National Collegiate Adaptive Athletics Association. "It's the basically the NCAA for disabled college students," said Rob Egam who started the non-profit group.

(HARVEY COUNTY, Kan.) It will help recruit and retain volunteers who look out for victims of child abuse, all while speeding up the court process. Today a Hutchinson computer networking company awarded C.A.S.A., an area non-profit, thousands of dollars to upgrade its technology. "Our priority is to serve the best interest of the kids we represent," Melanie Watkins said. Watkins heads up the McPherson - Harvey County chapter of C.A.S.A. Court Appointed Special Advocates match volunteers with victims of child abuse.

Sedgwick County received an oversized check from the INTRUST Bank Arena Wednesday. The arena manager presented a $1.1 million check to the county commission. The check represents the revenue the county earned during the arena's first year of operation. The county has a contract with SMG to manage the arena.  The contract allows SMG to keep the first $450,000 in profit. Sedgwick County gets the next $450,000. Once revenues reaches that point, profits are split with 60% going to the county and 40% going to SMG. If there is not a profit, SMG is required to cover the losses.

by Kara Sewell (WICHITA, Kan.) David Schirer pastors West Side Baptist Church. Since his arrival,three years ago, he's been working on church outreach programs. Like a coffee house, to appeal to a younger crowd. As Schirer finds new ways to expand he's afraid a house bill may stifle their growth. A bill in the house would repeal non-profits tax exemption status, including churches. Pastor Schirer says losing their tax exempt status means the church would have to pay tax on meals they provide to the community at little cost.

For the fourth time in four years, part of the old Joyland amusement park goes up in flames.     As investigators look to find out if it was arson, others are using this fire to make moves to try and reopen the park. Since Joyland closed in 2004, there have been several efforts to reopen the park. A non-profit called Restore Hope Inc . has been fundraising for years to buy the park but it just hasn't raised enough money. Now after Friday night's fire, he group says it will try even harder.

The City of Wichita says the Hyatt Regency Hotel is paying off. Mayor Carl Brewer announced Wednesday morning that the city received a $150,000 profit sharing payment from the hotel. The city says this was the first of what's expected to be an annual profit-sharing check from the 15-year-old hotel.  Until now, city profits generated by the hotel were spent on maintaining and renovating the hotel. The city says since the hotel has been successful, it was determined the profits could be returned to the city's general fund and there would still be enough money generated to fund future renovations.

An organization that helps special needs kids learn how to talk is in financial trouble. Erin is Hope has tens of thousands of dollars tied up in delayed payment from insurance companies. They are also in a dispute with Medicaid who is suing them for thousands of dollars. The non-profit has had to cut back staff and lay off workers to make ends meet, but they are not throwing in the towel and say they will fight to the end to provide a service they say is vital to Wichita youth.