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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

The Independent UK

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

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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

The Independent UK

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

The Independent UK

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

Daily Mirror

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

The Independent UK

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.

Tribune News Service

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.

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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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Kansas hospital staffer calls police on terminal cancer patient for using THC vape

“The officers did everything in accordance with Kansas state law. They didn’t violate any department policy or procedure,” the Hays police chief said

Daily Mirror

Hospital 'calls cops on cancer-ridden man' who was using cannabis to cope with symptoms

Police in Kansas arrested 69-year-old Greg Bertz, who is bed-ridden with inoperable cancer, for drug possession in his room at Hays Medical Center on December 16

Tribune News Service

Kelly signs executive order banning TikTok from some Kansas government devices

WASHINGTON — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Wednesday signed an executive order to ban the social media app TikTok from state-issued devices in the executive branch, citing growing concerns about the security of data on the app, which is owned by a Chinese company.

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Kansas' Democratic governor imposes TikTok ban

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has become one of the first Democratic governors to ban the use of TikTok on state-issued devices

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Ice jams, record low levels on Missouri River lead Kansas town to restrict water use

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas town about 60 miles northeast of Kansas City has mandated water use restrictions after an ice jam on the Missouri River in Nebraska significantly lowered water levels downriver.

Tribune News Service

UConn men’s basketball remains at No. 2 behind Purdue in AP Top 25, receives 20 first-place votes

The UConn men’s basketball team came in at No. 2 in the AP Top 25 rankings released Monday for the second consecutive week. There was no movement in the Top 5, which includes No. 1 Purdue, Houston, Kansas and Arizona.

The Independent UK

Company: Regulators OK reopening of Kansas pipeline segment

The operator of a pipeline that spilled about 14,000 barrels of heavy crude oil into a northeastern Kansas creek says it has permission from U.S. government regulators to reopen the repaired segment where the rupture occurred

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