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Kansas man dies in I-70 accident
HAYS- A Kansas man died in a Wednesday afternoon accident on Interstate 70 in Ellis County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2004 Chevy truck driven by John F. Cooper, 66, Colby was westbound on...
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Ed group to be led by ex-Wichita chamber chairman
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The former chairman of the Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce will serve as the leader of a new Kansas commission established to find efficiencies within the state’s public school...
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Kansas woman dies in Friday night accident
SEDAN, Kan- A Kansas woman died in single-vehicle crash just after 8 p.m. on Friday in Chautauqua County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2011 Ford passenger car driven by Arlene F. Evans, 44,...
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White House study: Kansas losing money, jobs without Medicaid expansion
By Bryan Thompson, KPR Source: White House Council of Economic Advisers-The White House Council of Economic Advisers examines the financial implications of Medicaid expansion. WASHINGTON, D.C. — A...
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Roberts won’t debate Wolf before Kansas primary
Milton Wolf and Sen. Pat Roberts LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts won’t debate tea party challenger Milton Wolf ahead of the state’s Aug. 5 Republican primary. The Lawrence Journal-World...
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KPERS hits 60 percent funded benchmark
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The state’s pension system has been looking healthier thanks in part to investment gains and legislative changes that boosted employer and employee contributions. Patrice Beckham,...
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Natural gas pipeline company cited for violations
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The company responsible for a recent natural gas pipeline accident that spewed a hazardous substance outside a small Kansas town has since 2006 faced more than $270,000 in...
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Young Kansas girl killed after chase, shootout
LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) — An eastern Kansas police chief says it’s unclear who fired the shot that killed a young Kansas girl at the end of a high-speed chase that started after she was reported to be...
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Huelskamp, GOP foe raise $109K each in Kansas 1st
Rep. Huelskamp and LaPolice FOWLER, Kan. (AP) — Kansas congressman Tim Huelskamp’s challenger in the Republican primary matched him in cash contributions from April through June, but the incumbent had...
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Kansas man accused of trying to drown 4-year-old
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A 37-year-old Topeka man is behind bars after being accused of kidnapping a 4-year-old girl and trying to drown her. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the man was taken into...
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Buzz Aldrin: Where were you when I walked on moon?
Artist’s concept image of a boot print on the moon and on Mars.Image Credit: NASA MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Buzz Aldrin says he was “out of town” on July 20, 1969,...
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2 ag-gag laws facing federal court challenges
DAVID PITT, Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The yearslong fight over laws prohibiting secretly filmed documentation of animal abuse is moving from state legislatures to federal courts as laws...
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Kansas man hospitalized after Saturday night rollover accident
WICHITA, Kan- One person was injured in a single-vehicle accident at 11 p.m. on Saturday in Sedgwick County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2000 GMC SUV driven by Clifford D. Nickel, 62,...
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2 minor earthquakes recorded in Harper County
HARPER, Kan. (AP) — The U.S. Geological Survey says two minor earthquakes were recorded within hours of each other in Harper County in southern Kansas. No injuries or severe damage were reported after...
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Police searching for man, child after standoff
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Police are searching for a man and child who haven’t been seen since a standoff at a southwest Topeka home. Officers were called to a domestic dispute Saturday afternoon, and a...
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Driver’s ed teachers worried about waning programs
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Driver education instructors say they’re concerned about a decline in school programs teaching youngsters how to drive at a time when distractions are growing. The Wichita Eagle...
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Kansas House race divides anti-abortion community
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A widening rift in a key constituency courted by the two abortion opponents is unfolding in the GOP congressional primary race in Kansas. Tiahrt and Rep. Pompeo U.S. Rep. Mike...
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Corruption investigated in Kansas National Guard
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Adjutant General’s office says federal authorities are investigating possible corruption involving outside medical companies’ contracts with the Kansas Army National...
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Abortion foe files ethics complaint against Pompeo
Troy Newman WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A national anti-abortion leader has asked the Office of Congressional Ethics to investigate U.S. Rep. Mike Pompeo for alleged ethics violations during his re-election...
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Semi driver hospitalized after I-70 crash and fire
GOODLAND- A semi-truck driver was injured in a Sunday morning accident in Sherman County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1997 Freightliner semi driven by Yerani Guelmes, 32, Miami, FL., was...
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