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State legislative party switches in 2023 occurring at twice the 30-year average

Welcome to the Monday, July 17, Brew.

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Vahe Gregorian: Kansas City’s own Vlatko Andonovski leads USWNT into an unprecedented World Cup quest

Vlatko Andonovski left Skopje in North Macedonia for the United States on an inauspicious whim: to play indoor soccer, of which he knew nothing, in Wichita — about which he knew even less.

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Police announce another arrest in Kansas nightclub shooting that injured more than 11

Police say they've arrested another person in a Kansas nightclub shooting earlier this month that injured nearly a dozen people

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Nine candidates running in nonpartisan primary for mayor of Wichita, Kansas

Nine candidates are running in the nonpartisan primary election for mayor of Wichita, Kansas, on Aug. 1. The top two vote-getters will advance to a Nov. 7 general election. Incumbent Brandon Whipple is running for re-election.

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Police confirm additional Wichita club shooting victim, bringing total to 10 hurt

Police in Kansas have confirmed an eighth shooting victim at a Wichita nightclub over the weekend, bringing the total number of people hurt to 10

The Independent UK

Chiefs WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling to sign autographs at Wichita Sky Kings basketball game

#Chiefs WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling is holding an autograph signing/meet and greet at a basketball event in Wichita, Kansas. | from @EdEastonJr

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City of Wichita settles fatal SWAT shooting for $5 million

The city of Wichita has agreed to pay $5 million to the family of a man who was shot and killed by a police officer when he opened the door of his house during a hoax “swatting” call

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Kansas man who pushed Capitol police officer in Jan. 6 riot is sentenced to prison

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas man who pleaded guilty to assaulting, resisting or impeding a federal officer during the Capitol riot was sentenced Wednesday to 20 months in prison and two years of supervised release.

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Pompeo flexes Trump cred at Kansas event, but does he support his former boss in 2024? ‘Oh goodness no’

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Returning to Wichita, Kansas, for an event promoting his new book, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo didn’t mince words when asked if he supports Donald Trump’s 2024 bid for the presidency.

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Kansas family’s dog went missing eight years ago. It just turned up in Idaho

WICHITA, Kan. — Nicolle Leon left for work one morning in 2015. When she returned to her Wichita home later that day, the family’s dog, a beagle named Roscoe, was gone.

Tribune News Service

Inspired play by Wichita State basketball not enough, as Houston pulls away for late win

WICHITA, Kan. — It must have felt like déjà vu to Houston men’s basketball coach Kelvin Sampson at Koch Arena on Thursday.

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Houston vs Wichita State Prediction, College Basketball Game Preview Odds TV

Houston vs Wichita State preview, prediction, and breakdown for the college basketball game on Thursday, February 2

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'School choice' is culture-war focus for Kansas lawmakers

Top Republican legislators in Kansas are focusing on helping conservative parents remove their children from public schools over what’s taught about gender and sexuality

The Independent UK

Man, 32, shot dead by own dog after leaving rifle on back seat of his car

A man from Wichita, Kansas, was found dead in his pick-up near Geuda Springs, north of the Oklahoma border. Police said he was killed after his dog stepped on his rifle, causing the weapon to discharge

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Salon

Post-Roe America: The road forward

I worked with Dr. George Tiller in Wichita. I own the only abortion clinic in a red state. I'm still optimistic

Tribune News Service

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 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.

Tribune News Service

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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The Independent UK

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.”

Al Jazeera

US reproductive health group offers telemedicine abortion service

Planned Parenthood in US state of Kansas offers video consultations following statewide vote affirming abortion rights.

The Independent UK

Planned Parenthood starts telemedicine abortions in Kansas

A Planned Parenthood affiliate says it has started teleconferences with off-site doctors for patients seeking medication abortions at one of its Kansas clinics

Tribune News Service

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.

Benzinga

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

Benzinga

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

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