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Is abortion on Kansas ballot again? Judicial retention votes could determine future cases

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas Supreme Court was front and center this summer as Kansans prepared to vote on a constitutional amendment aimed at overturning the court’s 2019 decision that found a right to an abortion in the Kansas Constitution.

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Kobach lays out plan to remove abortion rights in Kansas after failed amendment

WICHITA, Kan. — Republican attorney general candidate Kris Kobach has unveiled a new strategy for removing abortion rights from the state constitution a month after Kansas voters affirmed those rights by a wide margin.

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Dem & GOP AG Candidates Criticize Wichita's Recent Marijuana Decriminalization, Here's Why

The Wichita City Council recently green-lighted marijuana possession within the city limits, making the largest city in Kansas the least restrictive on cannabis&n

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Cannabis Regulatory Update: Legalization Challenges in Oklahoma, Decriminalization in Wichita, New Poll In Missouri, CBD Products Flagged In The UK

Former Lawmaker Challenges Legalization Initiative In Oklahoma

Benzinga

Kansas abortion vote: Why recount with such a large margin?

Kansas has begun a partial hand recount of this month’s decisive statewide vote in favor of abortion rights

The Independent UK

‘It’s over with’: Abortion recount hampers Kansas Republicans’ pivot to general election

Kansas Republicans have spent the past two weeks trying to move on.

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You Gotta Fight for Your Right to Party, in Wichita

And the Kansas Supreme Court may well be on your side.

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‘Summer of Mercy’: How protests changed abortion rights and politics in Kansas forever

They called it the “Summer of Mercy.”

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Big 12 ponders conference realignment from position of strength with new commissioner

WICHITA, Kan. — At about this time last year, the Pac-12 and its new commissioner made a decision that transformed the Big 12 from prey to hunter in the world of conference realignment.

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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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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

`From crisis to death': Probing teen's last, desperate hours

When police were called to deal with a teenager in the throes of a mental health crisis, everything went wrong

The Independent UK

Double Whammy: Second Twister Shreds Same Kansas Town

Thirty-one years later, Andover, a Wichita suburb, was hit again by a destructive tornado.

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Red states are already chipping away at Roe v. Wade

This week’s leak of a draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade came as more than half of U.S. states are poised to outlaw abortion if the Supreme Court does strike down the 1973 decision. In those states, many in the South and Midwest, it already feels like the…

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Flamingo that fled US zoo 17 years ago spotted alive and well after 700-mile trip

African flamingo, who also goes by No 492, fled the Wichita county zoo in 2005 and was seen this month by a fishing guide

Sports Illustrated

Cinderella Stories: Sleeper Picks for the Women’s NCAA Tournament

These eight teams have the potential to make a Final Four run.

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Double the heartbreak: Houston steals OT win over Wichita State in final seconds

There would be no repeat this February at Koch Arena.

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Houston vs Wichita State Prediction, College Basketball Game Preview

Houston vs Wichita State prediction, college basketball game preview, how to watch, lines, and why each team might - or might not - win on Sunday.

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The Independent UK

Mother jailed for murdering man who ‘beat her 19-year-old son with baseball bat’

Amber Kay Ahrens shot and killed David Leddy in Wichita in June 2020 after he allegedly beat her adult son

The Independent UK

Video shows struggle that preceded restrained teen's death

Surveillance video shows a Black 17-year-old struggling with staff at a Wichita juvenile center last fall before he died after he was restrained facedown for more than 30 minutes

The Independent UK

Kansas teen's death has spotlight on 'stand your ground' law

Even some Republicans who have supported the “stand your ground law” in Kansas want to revisit it following the death of a Black teenager who was restrained at a juvenile intake center in Wichita last September

The Independent UK

Prosecutor: No charges in Black Kansas teen’s custody death

A Kansas prosecutor says he won't file charges over the death of a Black 17-year-old who became unresponsive while being restrained after an altercation with staff at a Wichita juvenile center in September

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