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Community Helping Congregation After Church Fire
Mid-Continent Baptist Church members were displaced after a fire but other churches are helping them rebuild.
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Judge: City Sidewalk Ordinance Is Unconstitutional
A Lawrence Municipal Court judge says part of a city ordinance that makes it illegal to obstruct traffic on sidewalks is unconstitutional.
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Bill Could Allow Smoking In Kansas Bars
Last Updated: 11:17 AM 02/10/12 - A house bill recently presented in Topeka could change a law that bans smoking in most Kansas restaurants and bars. The bill would amend the Clean Air Act and allow smoking inside bars that serve and employ people 21 and older.
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Woman Injured In Hit And Run Gives Birth To Healthy Baby Girl
A northeast Kansas woman injured after a hit-and-run crash involving a tractor-trailer has delivered a healthy baby girl.
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Boat Taxes May Be Put To A Vote
Kansas voters may soon get to vote on lowering some property taxes.
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Senior Citizens Support Right To Drive
After a Silver Alert was issued for an elderly Kansas man, many asked, when are you too old to drive?
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Report: Sumner County Tops Kansas Wheat Crop
The agency's report on wheat county estimates released Thursday shows Sumner County led the state in production with 10.5 million bushels.
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Audit Clears State Department In Keystone Review
The State Department's internal watchdog has cleared the agency of any impropriety in its review of a permit for a controversial pipeline that that would carry Canadian oil across the continental United States.
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Bill Would Require Certification Of Abuse Programs
Advocates say many current domestic violence programs are cursory, drop-in efforts that don't take domestic violence seriously.
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Brownback Orders Flags At Half-Staff For Judge
Gov. Sam Brownback has ordered flags at state buildings to be flown at half-staff Saturday to honor a Kansan who had been the oldest sitting federal judge in U.S. history.
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Kansas Man Returns Home After Long Deployment
Maize High School graduate Aaron Davis is home for thirteen days after spending more than a year aboard his ship.
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Kansas House Endorses Kobach Citizenship Bill
A Kansas House committee has endorsed Secretary of State Kris Kobach's proposal to require some potential Kansas voters to prove their U.S. citizenship ahead of this year's presidential election.
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Kansas Star Casino Receives Special Air Delivery
A helicopter air-lifted 16 mechanical units to the roof of the 188,000 square foot permanent casino building Wednesday morning, one of the most dramatic days yet in the construction of Kansas Star Casino's $314 million development. Construction crews shut off several loop roads around the property to ensure the public's safety while the helicopter worked to place the units weighing up to 12 tons each.
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Kansas Income Tax Debate Accelerates
Opponents to Gov. Sam Brownback's proposal for cutting Kansas income tax rates say during a Statehouse event that Republican's plan is misguided and would punish working families.
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Donated Diamond Brings $6,325 For Charity
It has a cut that is no longer used and is thought to have been cut more than 100 years ago.
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Missing Kingman Man Found Dead
Family members confirmed that the body of Wallace "Gene" Fairchild was found at the Cavalry Cemetery in Danville.
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Wichita School Closings Brings Parents Together
About four dozen parents and children are standing together against proposed school boundary changes tonight.
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Kansas Medicaid Contacts Expected This Summer
Brownback's administration plans to issue three contracts this year for the Medicaid program. Each contract would start Jan. 1, 2013.
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Westar, KCC Settle On $50 Million Increase
Westar says the increase will cost the average homeowner less than $4 a month.
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Pope Names Bishop For Salina
The pontiff selected Monsignor Edward John Weisenburger for the post. the 51-year-old Weisenburger has been serving as vicar general and rector of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Cathedral in the Oklahoma City diocese.
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KDHE Seeking Source Of Gas Smell In Lebo
KDHE says the odor is not a health hazard.
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Kansas City Suburb Sets Homicide Record In 2011
There were 11 homicides in Johnson County in 2011, and six were in Olathe.
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Google To Begin Work In KCK
Google plans to install the fiber infrastructure first and then connect Google Fiber into homes across Kansas City.
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Big-Bucks Casino Opens Near Kansas Speedway
The new casino at the Kansas Speedway may bring big money to northeast Kansas. But social services experts say they're keeping an eye out for gambling's less desirable consequences.
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Kansas City Man Charged With Molestation Has HIV
Jackson County prosecutors say a former Kansas City drill team instructor charged with child molestation had HIV.
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Legislators Tackling Kansas School Finance Proposal
Kansas legislators will be cracking the books a bit harder starting next week as they begin a deeper review of Governor Sam Brownback's sweeping education proposal.
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ATF Sting In Wichita Faces Racial Allegations
A bogus Wichita pawn shop operated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives targeted black males during a months-long firearms sting operation that was racially motivated. That's according to a defense attorney's court filing seeking to dismiss charges against his client.
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Deported Felon Pleads Guilty To Re-entering U.S.
A 29-year-old Mexican national who killed a woman in a 2005 Lawrence drunken-driving crash has pleaded guilty to illegally re-entering the country as a felon.
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Ottawa Man Killed By Rolling Truck
Police in Shawnee say a 61-year-old trash truck driver died when his truck rolled over him.
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Bowl For Kids' Sake Brings Sisters Together
The annual Bowl For Kids' Sake kicked off with dozens of volunteers and a $150,000 donation from Koch Industries today.
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Babysitter Arrested In Connection With Ark City Boy's Death
Arkansas City Police Chief Sean Wallace says 24-year-old Jennifer Bowman has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with 2-year-old Davin Manly's death. Bowman was Davin's babysitter.
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Changes Take Effect In Child Care Facility Law
Changes were put into effect on Friday in what's known as Lexi's law, the law enacted several years ago to make child care facilities safer. Rachael Berroth is director of early care and youth programs for the state health department.
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Police Shoot At Suspect, Arrest Him After Manhunt
A suspect accused of trying to run over officers, had been stealing diesel fuel, officials said.
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Kansas Abortion Insurance Lawsuit Set For 2013
A federal magistrate judge has scheduled a trial next year in a lawsuit challenging a Kansas law restricting insurance coverage of abortion.
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Three People Hurt In Salina House Fire
It happened in the 500 block of N. 13th around 1:46 a.m. Friday.
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Grant County Considers Wind Farm Project
Developers are proposing a $600 million wind farm that would stretch across Grant and Haskell counties.
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Kansas Man Guilty In Teen Girl's Death
Joseph Rykiel will be sentenced April 2 for the death of a 15-year-old girl he injected with morphine.
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Mild Winter Benefits City Construction And Maintenance Projects
Most Winters, Wichita streets are full of snow and ice. This year, they are full of construction cones.
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Ottawa Man Guilty Of Sex Crimes
An eastern Kansas man faces up to life in prison for a sexual crime against a young child. It was reported that 33-year-old Duane Francis Brannan had been scheduled for trial later this month on five counts of molesting a 6-year-old child. The Ottawa man instead pleaded no contest Wednesday to a single count, under an agreement with the Franklin County prosecutor's office.
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Prosecutor Expects To Interview Brownback On Meetings
Gov. Brownback invited GOP lawmakers from 13 legislative committees to seven dinners in January.
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Missing Ellsworth Teens Found At Wichita Walmart
Connor Creech, 16, and Katelyn McKinney, 13, were last seen Monday.
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Inmates At Leavenworth To Showcase Artwork
A group of artists who spend little time mingling with the public will be showing their works at an unusual exhibition and sale in northeastern Kansas.
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Good Question: Wichita LED Highway Signs
Apparently, one viewer has noticed that there never seems to be anything on the signs. He asks, “Why, after an 8-million-dollar price tag, are the signs blank?” Good question.
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Cancer Concerns In Buhler School District
Cancer concerns among parents in one small, where they’re demanding answers as, one by one, teachers at their grade school are diagnosed with the deadly disease.
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Pratt Child In Protective Custody After Signs Of Abuse
During the child's treatment, the physicians and caretakers diagnosed the child with internal head and soft tissue injuries.
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Kansas Abortion Insurance Case Assigned To New Judge
A challenge to a new Kansas law restricting insurance coverage of abortion has been assigned to a new judge following the death of the federal judge who had been overseeing the case.
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Blue Cross Won't Bid For Medicaid Contract
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas said the effort to shift Medicaid programs to private health insurance companies would require it to dramatically change its businesses practices in less than a year.
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House Unlikely To Vote On Immunization Bill
A bill that would expand the number of exemptions allowed for parents who don't want their children to be immunized apparently will not go to a vote this year.
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Fire And Danger Subsided At Site Of Grain Elevator Explosion
UPDATE: Fire units at the grain elevator have declared the fire and danger have subsided.
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Valley Center School District Researching 'Balanced' Calendar
Could the Valley Center school district be one of the first in the state of Kansas to have a balanced calendar? School officials are currently looking at that possibility.
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NYC Sewage Plant To Offer Valentine's Day Tours
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A California woman has her gold necklace back months after she accidentally flushed it down her toilet. (Full Story) |
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Denver TV Anchor Bitten By Rescued Dog
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Grade Hacker Ordered To Probation
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One Pennsylvania college student's attempt to boost his failing grades didn't get him an A for effort. It got him probation. (Full Story) |
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