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State assessment testing temporarily suspended
Dr. Diane DeBackerKansas Commissioner of Education Kansas State Department of Education Media Release TOPEKA -The Kansas State Department of Education announced today that it has suspended testing...
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Kansas House panel approves prairie chicken bill
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas House committee has approved a bill declaring that the federal government has no authority to regulate prairie chickens or their habitat in the state. The measure is a...
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No trial for driver in Kansas school bus mishap
EL DORADO, Kan. (AP) — The driver of a school bus that toppled into a south-central Kansas creek last October has been granted diversion on a single misdemeanor charge. KWCH-TV reports Morris Peterson...
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County Commissioners Talk About Proposed Communications Tower
The Reno County Commission Tuesday held a public hearing over the proposed building of a telecommunications tower west of Cheney Lake. The proposal is for the 180-foot tower to be built about half...
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Kansas lawmakers work on school funding plans UPDATE
8:41 p.m. UPDATE TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas House committee is working on an education funding plan that would boost the state’s total annual aid to public schools by $96 million. The...
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Sheriff: Sedgwick County jail improving
Sedgwick County Sheriff Jeff Easter WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The Sedgwick County sheriff says there have been increased efforts to combat sexual assaults in the county jail. The Wichita Eagle reports that...
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Feds outline abortion threat appeal before court
Dr. Mila Means WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The Justice Department has asked a federal appeals court to set oral arguments in the case of a Kansas abortion opponent who sent a letter to a Wichita doctor saying...
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Kobach wants tough Kansas bill on prairie chickens
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Secretary of State Kris Kobach says a Kansas House committee has taken the teeth out of legislation to protest the federal government’s listing of the lesser prairie chicken as a...
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Bill for luring casino to southeast Kansas passes
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A bill aimed at bringing a state-owned casino to southeast Kansas has cleared the state Legislature and is going to Gov. Sam Brownback. The House approved the proposal Wednesday on...
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Report: Fort Hood shooter dead of self-inflicted wound
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — A federal law enforcement official says a suspected gunman at the Army’s Fort Hood is dead. According to a local law enforcement official, sheriff’s deputies and state troopers...
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KDADS Announces Expansion Of PACE Program To Additional Areas
The Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services Secretary Shawn Sullivan announced Wednesday the expansion of a program that provides community based services and care to the elderly as an...
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Suspect In Drug Case Scheduled For Plea Hearing Thursday
A 55 year-old Hutchinson man arrested back in December on drug related charges is scheduled to be in court Thursday where he may enter a plea in the case against him. Carl Cunningham is charged with...
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Judge Schedules Hearing Over Requested Mental Evaluation In Burglary Case
One of two men charged with a burglary where a large stash of guns was allegedly taken is expected in court Thursday for a competency hearing. This comes at the request of Wichita Attorney Alice...
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Thunderstorms Possible Overnight
Tonight.. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 9pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. East northeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as...
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
803 PM CDT WED APR 02 2014 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 47 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS RENO RICE MCPHERSON HARVEY PRATT BARBER KINGMAN MARION SEDGWICK STAFFORD
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Gift will help protect Kansas wetland habitats
GREAT BEND, Kan. (AP) — A foundation bearing the name of a businessman who helped establish the Cheyenne Bottoms Preserve in central Kansas has donated $100,000 to the state chapter of The Nature...
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Judge Orders Mental Evaluation In Burglary Case Involving Guns
One of two men charged with a burglary where a large stash of guns were taken was in court Thursday for a motion to have a competency evaluation. This comes at the request of Wichita Attorney Alice...
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Hutchinson Man Arrested In Aggravated Assault Case Scheduled For Plea
A 48-year-old Hutchinson man arrested for aggravated assault is scheduled for court Friday where he may enter a plea. John Moyers is alleged to have threatened 19-year-old Brett Herald with a knife...
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Third Suspect In Westphal Burglary Case Scheduled For Sentencing Friday
The third of three suspects in the burglary and theft of Westphal Jewelers in Hutchinson who entered “guilty” pleas to two of the four charges against him is scheduled for court Friday for sentencing....
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Miss Kansas To Visit Hutchinson High School
Hutchinson High School will have two Kansas Army National Guard sergeants on duty April 16. Regular volunteer Staff Sergeant Eric Reichert will be joined by Sergeant Theresa Vail from 9:15 to 10:55...
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