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What abortion in America looks like 50 years after Roe v. Wade

The Trust Women Wichita abortion clinic is busier than ever since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last June. Its patient load has more than doubled, staff more than tripled and it went from offering abortions part-time to five days a week, most weeks.

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Kansas man convicted of threatening to kill congressman

A federal jury has convicted a Kansas man who admitted he threatened to kill a congressman

The Independent UK

Defendant: God issued threat to Kansas lawmaker through me

A man has told jurors in his federal criminal trial that a death threat he made against U.S. Rep. Jake LaTurner came from God

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'The Goonies' house will soon become a fan haven, thanks to a Kansas businessman

A dedicated fan of "The Goonies" is looking to bring new life to one of the film's essential locations nearly 40 years after the movie premiered in 1985.

Los Angeles Times

Man is own lawyer in trial over threat to Kansas lawmaker

A man charged with threatening to kill a Kansas congressman has said in federal court that he has a “very religious” defense

The Independent UK

Kansas death penalty faces new challenge with ACLU invoking landmark abortion decision

The ACLU is mounting a major new effort to overturn Kansas’ death penalty, arguing it’s racially discriminatory and that, because of a landmark state Supreme Court decision upholding abortion rights, officials must clear a high legal bar to show capital sentences are constitutional.

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Kansas researcher faces sentencing in China-related case

A former researcher accused of concealing work he did in China while employed by the University of Kansas will be sentenced Wednesday

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Arkansas’s Beloved Animal Mascot, Tusk, Died This Week

The hog had been serving as the mascot since 2019.

Sports Illustrated

Trial to open for man accused of threatening Kansas lawmaker

A criminal trial is set to start in federal court for a northeastern Kansas man charged with threatening to kill one of the state’s congressmen

The Independent UK

Kansas City approves commission to study reparations, issues apology to Black community

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City is joining an increasing number of communities across the country committed to studying the possibility of making reparations available for Black community members.

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Ex-Kansas City cop Roger Golubski to remain under house arrest while awaiting trials, judge rules

Former Kansas City, Kansas, Detective Roger Golubski will remain mostly confined to his home before his trials stemming from allegations of rape and sex trafficking, a federal judge ruled Thursday.

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EPA, pipeline operator reach deal to clean up Kansas spill

The Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday that it has reached an agreement with a pipeline operator to clean up a spill that dumped 14,000 bathtubs’ worth of crude oil into a rural Kansas creek

The Independent UK

US Supreme Court won’t hear 2nd appeal from Kansas brothers on death row for Wichita murders

The nation’s highest court has refused to hear a second appeal from death row inmates Jonathan and Reginald Carr, Kansas brothers convicted of capital murder in a brutal December 2000 quadruple slaying that continues to be one of Wichita’s most-notorious crimes.

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US Supreme Court won't hear appeals from 'Wichita massacre'

The U_S_ Supreme Court has refused to hear the appeals of two brothers who were sentenced to death for four fatal shootings in a soccer field in December 2000 known as “the Wichita massacre.”

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Democratic Kansas Gov. Kelly to start 2nd term; Kobach is AG

Democrat Laura Kelly is preparing to be sworn in for a second term as Kansas governor

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Clash over tax cuts coming in Kansas; abortion foes unsure

Kansas’ recently reelected Democratic governor and Republican lawmakers are headed for a clash over how their financially flush state should cut taxes as the Legislature prepares to open its annual session

Daily Mirror

Derby County hero aims cheeky dig at Cristiano Ronaldo over failed MLS transfer

Sporting Kansas City captain Johnny Russell has claimed that Cristiano Ronaldo would've had to pay up if he signed for the MLS side, as he wouldn't give his no.7 shirt over cheaply

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Warning about aquifer's decline sets up big fight in Kansas

Kansas water experts are warning that farmers and ranchers in the state's western half must stop pumping more water out of a vast aquifer than nature puts back each year or risk an economic collapse there

Tribune News Service

This state could be the last one to expand Medicaid — for a while, anyway

For years, state Sen. Phil Berger says, there was nobody in North Carolina who opposed Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act more vehemently than he did.

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KU basketball survives late rally to defeat Texas Tech: How the Jayhawks won in Lubbock

LUBBOCK, Texas — Former Texas Tech Red Raider Kevin McCullar, who transferred to Kansas after spending four years in Lubbock, enjoyed a triumphant return to United Supermarkets Arena on Tuesday night.

Reason

Brickbat: In the Weeds

Hays, Kansas, Police Chief Don Scheibler says his officers did not "raid" the hospital room of Greg Bretz, 69, who is suffering from inoperable cancer, as media outlets had reported. Rather, he said, they just responded after a hospital worker reported Bretz for vaping marijuana to relieve his pain. And…

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She led two historic victories for abortion rights – by persuading Republicans

Rachel Sweet on the ‘uphill battle’ to protect reproductive rights in red states Kansas and Kentucky

The Independent UK

FEC levies $30K penalty tied to Kobach's 2020 US Senate bid

Incoming Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach agreed to help pay a $30,000 penalty to resolve a Federal Election Commission complaint

The Independent UK

Pipeline section in Kansas with oil spill is back in service

A pipeline operator has put a damaged section in Kansas back into service, a little more than three weeks after a spill dumped 14,000 barrels of crude oil into a creek

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