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- UPDATE : House Passes Health Care Bill
UPDATE : House Passes Health Care Bill.
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- House Votes Strict Ban On Abortion Subsidies
The House has voted to prohibit coverage of abortions in a new government-run health care plan that Democrats want to compete with private insurers.
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- Flu Activity Dropping Across Kansas
Flu activity is dropping across Kansas.
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- Murder Suspect Booked Into Reno County Jail
The Reno County Sheriff is holding a homicide suspect after a woman was killed near the Kiowa County town of Mullinville Friday night.
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- Valley Center Residents Pause For Day Of Celebration
As the country honored veterans Saturday, Valley Center residents paused for a day of celebration.
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- UPDATE : Man Stabbed In His Chest Released From The Hospital
UPDATE : Man Stabbed In His Chest Released From The Hospital.
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- Mayor Brewer And City Council To Travel To San Antonio
Mayor Carl Brewer and members of the Wichita City Council will travel to San Antonio, Texas, Nov. 10-14 for the National League of Cities Annual Congress of Cities and Exposition.
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- Wichita Police Seek Two For Armed Robbery
Wichita Police are looking for a man and woman following a robbery at the Pizza Hut at 2100 North Woodlawn.
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- A 44-Year-Old Man Arrested For Robbery In East Wichita
A 44-year-old man was arrested in connection with a robbery and another robbery attempt in East Wichita Friday.
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- President Makes Last Minute Appeal, House Begins Debate
President Barack Obama has made a last-minute personal appeal to Democrats to pass landmark health care legislation.
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- Wichita Teacher Heads To Fort Hood
A Wichita teacher is heading to Fort Hood to be with her family after Thursday's deadly shooting.
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- McPherson College Makes History With Youthful Leader
Newly inaugurated McPherson College president Michael Schneider has a bold vision for the private college in Kansas.
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- Saturday Parade To Honor Military Veterans
KAKE Reporter Chris Frank had the opportunity to meet two special Kansans who helped win World War II.
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- Suspect Asked For Advice On Going To Fight Muslims
A Muslim leader says the Army psychiatrist suspected of going on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood asked him for advice on what he should tell soldiers who had concerns about going to fight Muslims in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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- Ida Returns To Tropical Storm Strength
Ida has become a tropical storm again, with top winds of 45 mph (72 kph), as it swirls in the Caribbean on a track that could bring it to the U.S. Gulf Coast next week.
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- House Opens Debate On Historic Health Bill
The House has opened debate on President Barack Obama's landmark health care overhaul that would extend insurance to tens of millions of Americans and enact dramatic changes to the country's medical system.
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- Kansas Railroad To Get Much Needed Repairs
A partnership between the state and private groups will bring much-needed repairs to the short-line Cimarron Valley Railroad.
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- Man Sentenced In Great Bend Murder
A Great Bend man has been sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison for the shooting death of another Great Bend man last year.
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- Suspect In Deaths Of Mother & Child Back In Kansas
A former Ogden man who is suspected in the deaths of a woman and her toddler son has been returned to Riley County from Texas.
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- City Leaders Begin Design Of Kellogg & Webb Freeway
Traffic is moving a little more smoothly now that construction at Kellogg and Rock is nearly complete, but don't get used to it. City leaders are planning a new overpass to continue the highway until it reaches Andover.
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- New KS Humane Society Building Filled To Capacity
Cages at the Kansas Humane Society are over-crowded with pets, even though the shelter just moved to a bigger building.
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- Circus Elephant Hit By SUV OK
A circus elephant that escaped and was hit by a sport utility vehicle in northwestern Oklahoma is apparently back with its owner.
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- Hillary Clinton Will Represent U.S. At Berlin Wall
Germans from both sides of the Berlin Wall will mark the 20th anniversary of its fall on Monday.
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- 17 Arrested During KHP Halloween DUI Saturation Patrol
On Saturday, October 31, 2009, the Kansas Highway Patrol conducted check lanes and saturation patrols in an effort to help reduce the number of impaired drivers on the roads throughout the state.
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- Repairs To Cimarron Valley Railroad To Begin
The railroad has been vital to moving crops from Kansas for export to Mexico for 13 years.
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- NM Boy Tells 911 Operator He Shot Father In Anger
A recording of a 911 call obtained by The Associated Press details the moments after a New Mexico boy allegedly shot his father in the head with a shotgun last August.
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- Airplane Part Falls Onto NY Home's Front Lawn
An airplane part fell from the sky and landed on the front lawn of a home on Long Island, New York. Authorities are looking into how it happened.
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- Council Bans Hard Liquor At Kansas St. Fraternities
Fraternities at Kansas State University have agreed to a ban on hard liquor beginning next year.
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- Perot Pledges $6.1 Million To Ft. Leavenworth College
Perot's pledge will support two initiatives under development. He made the pledge after visiting the college late last month.
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- Man Killed In NW Kansas Crash
Accident happened late Thursday south of Hoxie.
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- Suspect In 2 Deaths Returns To Riley County
A former Ogden man who is suspected in the deaths of a woman and her toddler son has been returned to Riley County from Texas.
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- Funds Awarded To Expand Leavenworth Cemetery
The federal government has awarded a $10 million contract to expand the Leavenworth National Cemetery.
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- Police: Garden City Teacher Made Up Assault Story
Garden City police say a teacher made up a story about being stabbed in the leg, beaten and robbed in his classroom.
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- Great Bend Man Sentenced In Shooting Death
A Great Bend man has been sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison for the shooting death of another Great Bend man last year.
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- Fire Cause In Wilson Still Undetermined
Authorities are seeking a cause of a fire in Wilson that destroyed three buildings.
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- Minnesota Man Killed By Car In Harvey County
One person is dead after being struck by a car in Harvey County.
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- Special Surprise For Football Manager With Special Needs
A local football team says a special thanks to someone who supports them from the sidelines. It's a surprise honor for a boy with special needs who's surpassed all obstacles to manage his middle school football team.
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- KC Area Woman Injured In Fort Hood Shooting
One of the soldiers injured in the Fort Hood Shooting is from the KC area.
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- Cowley County Hospital Groundbreaking
A news hospital in the Ark City area will replace where people have been going for almost sixty years.
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- Two Charged With Adding Poison To Salsa At Mexican Restaurant
A Shawnee, Kansas couple has been charged for adding poison to Salsa at a Kansas City area restaurant.
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- KDHE Announces Additional H1N1 Deaths
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment today confirmed the deaths of two people who were infected with the pandemic H1N1 influenza virus.
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- Metal Thefts On The Rebound
Investigators credit an eagle-eyed citizen with helping catch a suspected metal thief in action.
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- Judge Rules Kansas Tribe Has Sovereign Immunity
The Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas has won its argument that it is entitled to sovereign immunity as a federally recognized Indian tribe.
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- Police: 9-Year-Old Steals Van, Crashes It
A 9-year-old boy was flown to Wesley Medical Center after he stole a mini van and wrecked it in the Cowley County town of Dexter around 8:00 Thursday morning.
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- Cranes Close Hunting At Quivira National Refuge
Hunting has been temporarily halted at the Quivira National Wildlife Refuge to protect more than a dozen whooping cranes who were spotted at the refuge.
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- Moment Of Silence To Remember Ft. Hood Victims
The moment of silence is planned for 1:34 p.m. CST Friday -- exactly 24 hours after the shooting in Texas.
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- NW Mo. Police Arrest 4 In Woman's Death
Excelsior Springs police say they have arrested four people in connection with the apparent kidnapping and death of a 23-year-old woman.
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- Kansas Group Revising Revenue Forecast
A group of state economists, researchers and other policy leaders are gathering Thursday afternoon to determine what the Kansas revenue picture will look like for the next 18 months.
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- November 5th Western Kansas Report
Two men are arrested in a Garden City shooting over the weekend. Garden City's new animal shelter should be occupied by the end of the year.
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- IRS Trying To Refund Money To Hundreds Of Kansans
In Kansas, 708 regular refund checks, worth more than $592,000 were returned by the U.S. Postal Service due to mailing address errors. That’s an average refund of $837
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SUV Hits Elephant That Escaped From Okla. Circus
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An Oklahoma couple driving home from church hit an animal — a really big one. (Full Story) |
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Student May Not Get $10,000 Prize For Field Goal
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A University of Montana student who kicked a field goal to win a $10,000 prize likely won't get the money because he hadn't been away from the sport long enough. (Full Story) |
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Ball, Big Wheel, Game Boy Make Toy Hall of Fame
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Bounce it, kick it, catch it. Chase, throw or smack it. The ball, arguably the most popular plaything of all time, has finally earned a place inside a glass case at the National Toy Hall of Fame in New York. (Full Story) |
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Elevator To Space? They're Really Trying
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A laser-powered elevator to space isn't getting to the top floor. (Full Story) |
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Robbery Victim IDs Suspect From Old Yearbook
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After being robbed of his jacket, cell phone, keys and $300, a Pennsylvania man was left with the odd feeling that his assailants looked familiar. Police say that's because they went to school together about 15 years ago. (Full Story) |
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Gone To The Dogs: LA Church Starts Pet Service
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The pastor of a Los Angeles church has an idea he hopes will draw new followers and help his church reconnect with the community. (Full Story) |
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