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Top 2023 Guard Ja’Kobe Walter Picks Baylor

Walter chose coach Scott Drew and the Bears over Auburn, Alabama, Texas and Kansas.

Sports Illustrated

Top court: Kansas Constitution allows partisan redistricting

Kansas’ highest court has declared that the state constitution does not prohibit partisan gerrymandering

The Independent UK

Kansas GOP’s ‘parents bill of rights’ failed. So KC-area school board enacts its own

After Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed a statewide “parents bill of rights” this spring, a school board in the Kansas City area passed its own — outlining a set of rights parents may employ over their child’s education, including reviewing and objecting to books and curriculum.

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Two people killed, 1 injured when an early morning fire engulfs Kan. house

Two people died and a third person was injured when fire engulfed an Overland Park, Kansas, home early Monday, Overland Park Fire Chief Bryan Dehner said.

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How Kansas, Missouri and prairie dogs were involved in first US outbreak of monkeypox

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — State health officials in Missouri on Saturday identified the first local case of monkeypox, a viral infection that has now been reported in nearly 20 states, the largest outbreak in U.S. history.

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Don’t talk about ‘abortion’ or bans: How Kansas campaigns on amendment target the middle

TOPEKA, Kan. — One of the first two TV ads aimed at defeating an anti-abortion amendment in Kansas doesn’t use the word abortion once.

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Vahe Gregorian: Why Kansas City’s World Cup 2026 host duty could hasten end of Arrowhead as we know it

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Over the last few years, the Chiefs say they have spent nearly as much of their own money ($40 million) on renovations and upgrades to Arrowhead Stadium as it cost Jackson County taxpayers ($43 million through a bond i,ssue) to build both stadiums in the Truman…

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Mum-of-12 aged 33 who’s been pregnant for 17 years says she has had enough kids

Britni Church, 33, from Arkansas City, Kansas, USA, has 12 children and boasts 1.8million followers on TikTok having gone viral last month after posting a video listing her age at each birth

Daily Mirror

This Week's Scorching Heat Wave Killed Thousands Of Cattle, Costing Kansas Farmers Millions

Kansas is ranked among the top beef producers in the country, with an estimated 1.4 million beef cows in the state in 2022. But when the average temperature in southwest Kansas for the week beginning June 13 spiked to a scalding 102 degrees, business got slammed.

Benzinga

Heat stress blamed for thousands of cattle deaths in Kansas

Industry officials say thousands of cattle in feedlots in southwestern Kansas have died of heat stress due to soaring temperatures, high humidity and little wind in recent days

The Independent UK

As threats rattle KC schools, Missouri doesn’t give districts money to bolster safety

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Missouri’s state budget is set to grow to nearly $50 billion, but the sprawling spending plan provides no direct funding to schools to improve safety.

Tribune News Service

Thousands of cattle dead due to heatwave in Kansas

Extreme heat is predicted for large parts of the US including Kansas, which is one of the country’s top three beef producers

The Guardian - US

Days of intense heat have killed thousands of cattle in Kansas

Temperatures topped 104 degrees in the state's top cattle county. In widely seen video footage, rows of carcasses are shown lined up along the edge of a field.

WEKU

One arrested after mass shooting threat puts school districts on alert

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One person has been arrested in connection with an unspecific mass shooting threat that prompted as many as a dozen Kansas City area schools to suddenly cancel programs and activities Wednesday, a spokeswoman for the Blue Springs Police Department said.

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‘America needs a civil war.’ Document shows KC Proud Boys’ involvement in Capitol riot

A document released Tuesday as a Johnson County man pleaded guilty to his role in the Capitol riot reveals that he and other members of the Kansas City Proud Boys brought guns — including two AR-15 style rifles — body armor and breathing masks with them to the D.C. area.

The Independent UK

Lawsuit: Death of Black teen at juvenile center foreshadowed

A federal civil rights lawsuit says the death of a Black teenager at a Kansas juvenile detention center was foreshadowed by a 2016 state inspection of the facility that noted systemic deficiencies in its handling of children with mental health issues

The Independent UK

Kansas' first transgender lawmaker not seeking reelection

The first transgender state legislator elected in Kansas is not seeking reelection

USA Today Sports Media Group

Former Kansas guard Ochai Agbaji worked out with the Thunder in pre-draft visit

Ochai Agbaji is projected to be a lottery pick.

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Kansas man says he got lung cancer from CPAP sleep apnea machine. He’s suing

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Johnson County, Kansas, man blames his sleep apnea machine for giving him lung cancer and is suing the manufacturer, which last year recalled the machine and several other breathing-aid devices.

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Ballot Bulletin – June 2022 Edition

Welcome to The Ballot Bulletin, where we track developments in election policy at the federal, state, and local levels. In this month’s issue:

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Ex-teacher Pleads Guilty to Leading ISIS Women's Brigade

A former US schoolteacher who became a high-ranking ISIS official and organized an all-female military battalion, pleaded guilty Tuesday to supporting a foreign terrorist group, the Justice Department said. Kansas-born Allison Fluke-Ekren, 42, admitted to engaging in "terrorism-related activities" in Syria, Libya, and Iraq between 2011 and 2019. "Fluke-Ekren ultimately…

The Independent UK

Kansas woman who led all-female Isis brigade pleads guilty to federal terrorism charges

Experts say Allison Fluke-Ekren is the first American woman to be prosecuted for having a role with Isis

Sports Illustrated

Patrick Mahomes Brings Popular Texas Fast Food Chain to Kansas

The QB has finally brought his favorite burger chain to his second home.

WEKU

Cheeses delivered in 9 states are recalled because of potential listeria

Paris Brothers, a specialty foods company based in Kansas City, Mo., is recalling several cheese products because they could have been contaminated with listeria. No illnesses have been reported.

Benzinga

Kansas Patients Now Have Access To Medicinal Cannabis Without A State Law

On June 2, Governor Laura Kelly (D) signed new legislation that would allow Kansans to obtain prescription drugs derived from cannabis-related products.

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