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U.S. wheat crop hit by dry winter then soggy spring, adding to global tightness

North Dakota farmer Dwight Grotberg wanted to plant more wheat this spring to capitalize on soaring prices since Russia's invasion of Ukraine cut grain exports and left the world short of millions of tonnes of wheat supply.

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Suspected serial killer charged in Missouri over 7th death

A suspected serial killer already charged in six killings in the Kansas City and St. Louis areas has been charged with first-degree murder in a seventh death

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Kansas equity efforts bring little change after George Floyd

Elected leaders in Kansas convened community groups and held town hall conversations after demonstrators protested George Floyd’s death statewide

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TV board dismisses Marshall’s request to allow parents to shield kids from LGBTQ characters

The TV Parental Guidelines Monitoring Board dismissed a request from Sen. Roger Marshall, a Republican from Kansas, asking them to update their ratings system so parents could shield their kids from LGBTQ characters.

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ICYMI: Top stories of the week

Elections took place in at least eight states on Tuesday, including statewide primaries in Idaho, Kentucky, North Carolina, Oregon, and Pennsylvania. Here’s a look at some noteworthy results in battleground races:

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Democrats feel burned by Kansas Supreme Court after years of GOP anger. Will they retaliate?

After the Kansas Supreme Court upheld a Republican-drawn congressional map that divides racially diverse Wyandotte County, Kansas State Board of Education member Melanie Haas took to Twitter to express her anger.

Tribune News Service

Police capture mother who allegedly posed as social worker to kidnap five-year-old son

Danielle Banzet was arrested on Thursday night and her missing son Brixton Sisk was found safe hours after his abduction from Kansas that afternoon

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Kansas enacts legislative district boundaries after state supreme court approves them

Kansas enacted new legislative district boundaries on May 18 when the Kansas Supreme Court unanimously upheld the maps that Gov. Laura Kelly (D) signed into law on April 15. As specified in the state constitution, the state supreme court had to approve or reject the new boundaries within 10 days…

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Kansas Supreme Court overturns district court ruling, upholds state’s congressional district map

On May 18, the Kansas Supreme Court overturned a district court’s ruling that found that the state’s enacted congressional district boundaries were unconstitutional. In a two-page order, Justice Caleb Stegall wrote for the court, “A majority of the court holds that, on the record before us, plaintiffs have not prevailed…

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Harris to meet with abortion providers as court ruling looms

Vice President Kamala Harris will speak with abortion providers from states with some of the nation’s strictest restrictions on the procedure Thursday to thank them for their work, The White House said Harris will meet virtually meeting with medical professionals practicing in Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas, Missouri and Montana

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A look at this week’s battleground primary results

Welcome to the Thursday, May 19, Brew.

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Kansas Supreme Court upholds congressional map that splits diverse Wyandotte County

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Republican-drawn congressional map that divides racially diverse Wyandotte County, a blow to Democrats who argued the redrawn lines diluted minority voter power.

Tribune News Service

U.S. Army Veteran With Cancer Begs Kansas Senate To Legalize Medical Cannabis As He Is 'Running Out Of Time'

The Kansas House of Representatives recently appointed key lawmakers from both chambers to a conference committee that will lay out details for a medical marijuana legalization bill. Cannabis advocates called the move a clear sign that reform is inevitable and can be expected soon.

Benzinga

Former Kansas soccer player’s husband charged with her murder

Tributes have been paid to a ‘tremendous teammate’

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Police: Former Kansas soccer goalie killed; husband charged

Police say a former University of Kansas soccer goalie has been killed and her husband has been charged with first-degree murder in her death

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Kansas Supreme Court upholds state congressional map - Roll Call

The Kansas Supreme Court upheld the state’s congressional map in a ruling Wednesday, reversing a lower court.

The Independent UK

Kansas Supreme Court upholds Republican congressional map

Kansas’ highest court has upheld a Republican redistricting law that makes it harder for the only Democrat in the state’s congressional delegation to win reelection

Tribune News Service

In Kansas City, prosecution of abortion not expected if Missouri ban triggered

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Abortion may soon be a crime in Missouri, but prosecutions aren’t anticipated in Kansas City.

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Gas tops $4 in every single state for the first time

Kansas, Oklahoma and Georgia were the final hold outs

Tribune News Service

Review: 'Bad Mexicans,' by Kelly Lytle Hernández

Ricardo Flores Magón might not be a household name in much of the U.S., but nearly a century after the Mexican activist died in a Kansas penitentiary, his legacy lives on. That's the argument that Kelly Lytle Hernández makes in her new book, "Bad Mexicans" — and it's a convincing…

Tribune News Service

‘This is government action targeting other Kansans’: State high court weighs gerrymandering

TOPEKA, Kan. — The Kansas Supreme Court had sharp questions on Monday for both sides in a historic fight over whether the state constitution prohibits gerrymandering that will decide the future of the Kansas City-area congressional district held by Democrat Sharice Davids.

Tribune News Service

‘Justice can’t wait’: Activists, faith leaders renew demands for DOJ investigation into KCKPD

A coalition of faith leaders and community activists on Monday renewed their call for federal investigators to examine the practices of the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department.

The Conversation

The fight against school segregation began in South Carolina, long before it ended with Brown v. Board

When it comes to the case of Brown v. Board of Education, the 1954 Supreme Court decision that outlawed school segregation, the focus is often on Topeka, Kansas, the home of the Brown family and the school board that it sued. But the story of the case actually had several…

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Christopher Bell rockets past Reddick for Kansas Cup pole

Christopher Bell saved his fastest speed for last and won the pole for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway.

Motorsport

NASCAR Cup Kansas schedule, entry list and how to watch

Round 13 of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season takes place at Kansas Speedway.

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