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Motorcycle rider hospitalized after hitting a deer
DECATUR COUNTY- A man from Oklahoma was injured in a motorcycle accident just after 9 p.m. on Friday in Decatur County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2010 Harley Davidson driven by David W....
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Medicaid director to oversee KDHE health care finance division
Dr. Susan Mosier, state Medicaid director-Photo by Phil Cauthon By KHI NEWS SERVICE TOPEKA — Kansas Department of Health and Environment Secretary Dr. Robert Moser on Friday named Dr. Susan Mosier as...
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Police capture missing Kansas inmate
MANHATTAN, Kan- The Riley County Police Department on Friday located and arrested missing inmate Jason Lamar Leonard. He was arrested for a probation violation and was given a $50,000 bond. LEONARD,...
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Future of closed Kan. school center of dispute
McCUNE, Kan. (AP) — An elementary school in southeast Kansas that was closed in May after a year of controversy is still the subject of debate between groups discussing its future. The McCune school,...
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Republican district helps Huelskamp campaign bid
Rep. Huelskamp and Sherow ROXANA HEGEMAN, Associated Press WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Tim Huelskamp faces a stronger opponent November after surviving a revolt in the primary from farmers in his...
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Kansas construction worker dies after accident
BEL AIRE, Kan. (AP) — A worker has died after being critically injured in an accident at a construction site in the Wichita area. The Wichita Eagle reports that 40-year-old Benjamin Gomez died Friday...
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2 Kan. seniors stopped from voting
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Two residents of a Topeka care facility were prevented from voting in the Tuesday primary election by a poll worker who didn’t understand the state’s voter identification law. The...
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Kansas woman sentenced for Christmas stabbing
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A 27-year-old Lawrence woman has been sentenced to about five years in prison for the stabbing death of her boyfriend. Marci Deshayna Cully pleaded no contest in June to voluntary...
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Rural Kan. teen charged with murder
COLUMBUS, Kan. (AP) — A 19-year-old rural Columbus man has been charged in the shooting death of a 20-year-old man. The Parsons Sun reports that Cherokee County authorities have charged Skyler C....
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Kansas woman hospitalized after car hits a light pole
WICHITA- A Kansas woman was injured in an accident just before 3:30 p.m. on Saturday in Sedgwick County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2006 Toyota Camry driven by Jessa Miller, 32, Valley...
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Back to school: Tips for working with a first-time teacher
By ALEX MORAN K-State News and Editorial Services MANHATTAN — Parents shouldn’t worry about having a first-year teacher in their child’s classroom, according to a Kansas State University education...
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Stewart on Ward death: ‘there aren’t words’ UPDATE
12:40 p.m. UPDATE WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (AP) — Tony Stewart says “there aren’t words” to describe his sadness over the accident that killed Kevin Ward Jr. In a statement released by spokesman Mike Arning,...
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WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (AP) — A spokesman for Tony Stewart calls the death of a fellow driver he struck and killed at an upstate New York dirt track a “tragic accident.” The three-time NASCAR champion hit...
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Kansas man, 30, dies in county facility
OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — Authorities are investigating after a 30-year-old Overland Park man died while serving a two-day sentence in Johnson County. The Kansas City Star reports that Matthew C. Worsham was...
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After several good years, farmers take hit in 2014
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A poor wheat crop and falling prices for corn and soybeans have Kansas farmers preparing for a sharp drop in their incomes after several prosperous years. The Wichita Eagle reports...
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Kansas City, Kansas, police investigating deaths
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Police in Kansas City, Kansas, are investigating the deaths of a couple who were found in their car inside their garage. Police said in a release that officers were called to...
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Analysis: Roberts favored in Kansas Senate race
JOHN HANNA, AP Political Writer Senator Roberts and Chad Taylor TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Although Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts looked vulnerable after winning his Republican primary race last week with only 48...
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Kan. woman hospitalized after I-70 crash into bridge rail
GOODLAND- A Kansas woman was injured in an accident just after 1:30 p.m. on Sunday in Sherman County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2005 Toyota passenger car driven by Sue S. Lugar, 79, Mission...
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University seeks honor for Kan. man
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Lenexa-based online university is working to get the nation’s highest civilian honor for a Topeka attorney who crafted the GI Bill of Rights. Joseph McGrath, president of Grantham...
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Man dies in Kansas skydiving accident
OTTAWA, Kan. (AP) — Franklin County authorities say a 54-year-old man has died in an apparent skydiving accident in eastern Kansas. The sheriff’s office says the accident happened Saturday night in a...
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