A Kansas native who led an all-female Islamic State battalion when she lived in Syria has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Prosecutors had sought a maximum 20-year term on the terrorism charge. …
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By MATTHEW BARAKAT
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11/1/22
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Topeka Capital=Journal. October 28, 2022.
Editorial: Kansas children need all those invested in their education rowing the same direction
Test scores show Kansas students are falling behind. …
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By The Associated Press
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11/1/22
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Kansas City Star. October 27, 2022.
Editorial: Mourn St. Louis school shooting victims. Condemn lawmakers behind Missouri’s gun laws
A teacher and a student died following a shooting …
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By The Associated Press
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11/1/22
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One person has been killed and seven others are wounded after gunfire erupted at a crowded Halloween party in Kansas City, Kansas. The Kansas City Star reports that the shooting happened Monday night …
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11/1/22
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Ambetter Health insurance offers affordable, accessible coverage for all lifestylesLENEXA, Kan., Nov. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Open enrollment for the Health Insurance Marketplace in Kansas runs from …
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11/1/22
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Editor’s note: With two constitutional amendments on the Nov. 8 election ballot, in the interest of keeping local voters informed, the Morning Sun is publishing the explanatory statements for the proposed amendments as they will appear on the ballot, along with the language of the amendments.
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11/1/22
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The top elections official in Kansas is warning voters that text messages could provide incorrect information about where to vote. But the national groups Voto Latino and Black Voters Matter said …
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By JOHN HANNA
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10/31/22
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A plan to search for unmarked graves at a former Native American boarding in Kansas is on hold. Kansas officials announced in October of last year that they planned to conduct ground-penetrating …
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By MARGARET STAFFORD
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10/31/22
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Abortion access in several states could hinge out the outcome of November elections of lawmakers, governors, supreme court justices and attorneys general. In the first nationwide elections since the …
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By GARY D. ROBERTSON and GEOFF MULVIHILL
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10/30/22
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A northeastern Kansas man is facing a felony charge of threating to kill one of the state’s congressmen. But a trial for 31-year-old Chase Neill of Lawrence has been postponed indefinitely so that …
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By JOHN HANNA
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10/28/22
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The most influential anti-abortion group in Kansas politics is urging voters in mailers to remove five of the seven justices on the state Supreme Court. Kansans for Life has criticized the court for …
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By JOHN HANNA
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10/28/22
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KANSAS CITY, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 28, 2022--St. Jude Children's Research Hospital ® and Patriot Homes officially broke ground on the 2023 Kansas City St. Jude Dream Home ® on Thursday, October …
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10/28/22
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Prosecutors say two South American researchers found dead in Kansas City apparently were killed by a man who has since died in a murder-suicide. The Jackson County Prosecutor's office said Thursday …
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10/27/22
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TOPEKA, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 27, 2022--Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: CFFN) (the "Company") has $44.7 million authorized under an existing stock repurchase plan. As of September 30, …
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10/27/22
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The Missouri State Highway Patrol says a U.S. Marshal shot and killed a man who had walked away from a halfway house in Kansas last month. Patrol spokesman Sgt. Bill Lowe says 40-year-old Joshua …
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10/27/22
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Kansas voters are being asked to give their legislators greater power over how state government operates. They will decide Nov. 8 whether to approve a proposed amendment to the Kansas Constitution to …
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By JOHN HANNA
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10/27/22
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LEAWOOD, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 27, 2022--With tickets rapidly selling out to the first-of-its-kind October 29 big screen sneak peek of Yellowstone, TV’s #1 show, and preview of Tulsa King, …
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10/27/22
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The Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI), which is published monthly by Omaha, Nebraska-based Creighton University and tracks economic indicators for rural economies in 10 states including Kansas and Missouri, fell below neutral in October for the fifth straight month.
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10/27/22
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The Kansas Department of Agriculture last week identified a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a backyard flock in Shawnee County.
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10/27/22
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Katie Sawyer, Republican candidate for lieutenant governor and running mate of Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt, made a visit to Southeast Kansas on Tuesday, including a stop in Pittsburg to meet Dr. Dan Shipp, president of Pittsburg State University, where Sawyer earned her bachelor’s degree in 2006.
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By Jonathan Riley / [email protected]
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10/27/22
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