GLEN ALLEN, Mo. (AP) — A tornado ripped through southeastern Missouri before dawn on Wednesday, killing five people and causing widespread destruction as the third in a series of deadly massive …
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By JIM SALTER and SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press
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4/6/23
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is tightening rules that limit emissions of mercury and other harmful pollutants from coal-fired power plants. That's an update to standards …
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By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press
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4/6/23
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A spokesman for Mike Pence said Wednesday that the former vice president will not appeal a judge's order compelling him to testify in the Justice Department's investigation into …
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4/6/23
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is banning transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports from kindergarten through college, the first of several possible new laws restricting the rights of …
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4/6/23
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Three police officers have been shot and injured in Kansas City, Kansas. The police department in Kansas City Missouri, said on Twitter that the officers were shot Wednesday afternoon. Few details …
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4/5/23
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SHAWNEE, Kan. — Topeka resident, Bobby Parkhurst, was fishing at Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake No. 2 when the catch-of-a-lifetime came into contact with his lure. Little did Parkhurst know that …
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4/5/23
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A former researcher who was accused of hiding work he was doing in China while employed by the University of Kansas is asking a judge to reverse his conviction for making a false statement. Feng …
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4/4/23
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A Kansas bill that would block transgender people from using public bathrooms associated with their gender identities has cleared the Republican-controlled Legislature. The state Senate voted 2812 on …
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By JOHN HANNA
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4/4/23
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Kansas legislators have given final approval to a bill that could subject doctors to lawsuits or criminal charges if they're accused of not providing enough care to infants born during abortion …
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By JOHN HANNA
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4/4/23
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Flashing red lights atop wind turbines would be curtailed to improve nighttime views under a bill that has been sent to the governor. If signed by Democrat Gov. Laura Kelly, it would require …
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4/4/23
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators gave final approval Monday to a bill that would make it easier to pursue criminal charges or file lawsuits over childhood sexual abuse years after the abuse …
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4/4/23
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas lawmakers are headed Monday into four intense days ahead of an annual “Drop Dead Day” deadline that could see them wrap up their work on rolling back transgender …
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4/4/23
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TOPEKA, Kan. — Governor Laura Kelly announced today that total tax collections for March 2023 were $758.3 million. That is $64.9 million, or 9.4%, more than the monthly estimate. That is also $78.7 …
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4/4/23
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Kansas legislators have given final approval to a bill that would make it easier to pursue criminal charges or file lawsuits over childhood sexual abuse years after the abuse occurred. The House …
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4/3/23
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Kansas lawmakers are heading into four intense days ahead of an annual “Drop Dead Day” deadline. Starting Monday, they could wrap up their work on rolling back transgender rights, imposing new …
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By JOHN HANNA
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4/2/23
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Abuse survivors and advocates who’ve pushed to make it easier in Kansas to prosecute abusers or file lawsuits decades later have achieved a breakthrough in the Legislature, where a proposal has …
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By JOHN HANNA
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3/30/23
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A 68-year-old Kansas man involved in what police described as a road rage attack has died. Gregorio Castillo died March 23. Topeka police announced his death Wednesday. Castillo, of Topeka, had been …
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3/30/23
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A 38-year-old Lawrence man pleaded no contest to attempted second-degree murder after he tried to throw a woman off a bridge into the Kansas River. In exchange for his plea on Wednesday, three felony …
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3/29/23
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TORRANCE, Calif., March 29, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Elijah Walker got connected to We Are G.A.M.E in 2016 when DJ Reed — the G.A.M.E. alumnus who is now a cornerback with the New York Jets …
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3/29/23
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Kansas is moving to increase its legal age for buying cigarettes, electronic cigarettes and other tobacco products to 21 from 18. The state Senate approved a bill to raise the age Tuesday on a 28-11 …
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3/28/23
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