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About 200 people interested in preserving the Low German dialect of the immigrants who settled in northeast Kansas will take part in a conference in mid-July in Marysville.

WASHINGTON - Kansas will be getting a new governor tonight with the confirmation of Kathleen Sebelius as the nation's new Secretary of Health and Human Services.

WASHINGTON - Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius won Senate confirmation yesterday as the nation's health and human services secretary, thrusting her into the middle of a public health emergency with the swine flu sickening dozens of Americans.

April 21, 2009 Tuesday 03:42 PM EST 593 words Senate Panel Affirms Sebelius to Lead HHS Raymond J Lehmann WASHINGTON Kansas Gov.

Slideshow Video: White HouseA A A A Obama going over budget line by line April 21: Melody Barnes, director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, discusses President Barack Obama's plans for his Cabinet members regarding the American auto industry and other aspects of rebuilding our economy.

The School of Education at the University of Kansas is honoring 855 Kansas teachers from 156 school districts statewide with certificates recognizing 25 or more years of service to education, mostly in Kansas schools.

The Kansas Legislature is testing Gov. Kathleen Sebelius on the abortion issue. Earlier this session, the GOP-dominated Legislature sent the Democratic governor a bill requiring doctors to make ultrasound or fetal heartbeat monitorings available to patients before abortion procedures.

WASHINGTON Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, President Barack Obama's choice for health secretary, told senators today that she wants to transform Medicare and Medicaid with a focus on prevention and primary care.

Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius faces a confirmation hearing next week in Washington on her nomination as U.S. secretary of health and human services.

He sure has a talent for picking criminals and those without morals as appointee's for his team.

In this Jan 12, 2009 file photo, Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius greets lawmakers as she enters the House chamber to deliver her State of the State address at the statehouse in Topeka, Kan.

Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius with Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter Jr.A during the 2009 National Governors Association winter meeting in WashingtonA last week.

Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius says she has had no conversations with President Barack Obama about possibly joining his Cabinet as health secretary.

WASHINGTON - Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius is very near the top of President Barack Obama's list of candidates to head the Health and Human Services Department, a senior administration official said Saturday.

Barack Obama headed to Capitol Hill to sell his economic stimulus plan, signed his first bill into law, and faced controversy surrounding one of his Cabinet secretary nominees.

NFL coaching veteran Dave Redding will become the Green Bay Packersa TM new strength and conditioning coach.

The Kansas Sampler Foundation has come up with another reason to get out and explore - the 8 Wonders of Kansas Commerce.

While DeMarcus Cousins was playing in the Iolani Prep Classic in Hawaii, rumors were swirling about the schools the former UAB commit is reportedly considering.

Don Walsh doesn't have to worry about eating up his profits. "I've always said, if you own a bar, you shouldn't drink.

In this Feb. 16, 2004 file photo, a security patrol jeep is parked in front of the Plum Island Animal Disease Center on Plum Island off of the east coast of New York's Long Island.