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2 hrs ago | KFDI

May 19, 2013 12:03 p.m.Legislator plans new push on Kansas Supreme Court proposal

A prominent conservative Kansas legislator has launched what could become the most aggressive campaign to date to rein in the state Supreme Court.

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Related Topix: Death Penalty

2 hrs ago | The Capital-Journal

Tornadoes, thunderstorms rip through Midwest

Tornadoes and severe thunderstorms swept across Kansas and Oklahoma on Sunday, uprooting trees, downing power lines and causing structural damage to homes and businesses.

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Related Topix: Weather, Topeka, KS, Lawrence, KS, Shawnee County, KS

4 hrs ago | NewsBlaze

Tornado Warnings Ahead: Oklahoma, Kansas and Iowa

AccuWeather.com reports as many as 15 tornadoes have been reported by the National Weather Service this evening as severe thunderstorms continue across the Plains.

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Related Topix: Tornado, Natural Disasters, Weather, Hailstorm, Gardner, KS, Andover, KS

5 hrs ago | The Capital-Journal

Kansas students get record number of food backpacks

The Kansas Food Bank has given out a record number of its backpacks full of food to students this year.

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Related Topix: Kids, Family, Coffeyville, KS

9 hrs ago | Examiner.com

Tornado Watch issued for Kansas City until 10 PM

The Storm Prediction Center has issued a Tornado Watch for much of Kansas, southeastern Nebraska, extreme southwest Iowa, northwest and western Missouri until 10 PM.

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Related Topix: Weather

13 hrs ago | KSALLink.com

VIDEO: Tornadoes Touch Down Saturday Night

Storms in western Kansas dropped tornadoes near communities including Larned and Rozel.

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Related Topix: Larned, KS, Rozel, KS, Brownell, KS, Ottawa County, KS

18 hrs ago | Sentencing Law and Policy

A (dynamically?) dormant death penalty in Dorothy's domocile

The playfully alliterative headline for this post is spurred by this lengthy and effective local piece headlined "The Kansas death penalty has cobwebs." Here are excerpts: It may be weeks before Kansans know if prosecutors will seek the death penalty for Kyle Flack, accused of killing four people in Franklin County this spring.

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Related Topix: Death Penalty, US Politics, Sam Brownback, US News, US Senate, Republican, Kansas Government, Violent Crime

22 hrs ago | KFDI

May 19, 2013At least one tornado hit Kansas Saturday

Severe thunderstorms and tornadoes developed in west central Kansas Saturday evening, with a tornado that touched down north of Ransom in Ness County.

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Related Topix: Weather, Ransom, KS, Ness County, KS, Trego County, KS, Burdett, KS

Sat May 18, 2013

The Capital-Journal

Northeast Kansas happenings

A Vintage and Experimental Aircraft Fly-In will be Saturday, May 25, at the Amelia Earhart Airport, 16459 286th Road in Atchison.

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Related Topix: Flying, Life, Hobbies, Atchison, KS, Waterville, KS, Junction City, KS

My Mother Lode

John Force tops NHRA Kansas Nationals qualifying

John Force ended a 19-race No. 1 qualifying slump with a track-record Funny Car run Saturday in the NHRA Kansas Nationals.

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Related Topix: Ford, Coupe, Ford Mustang, Hatchback, Convertible

Examiner.com

2013 NHRA Kansas Nationals qualifying: John Force tops Funny Car

Courtney Force and Robert Hight qualified No. 2 and No. 3 on the Funny Car ladder, respectively.

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The Wichita Eagle

Kansas City museum raising cash to fly 'Connie'

The Kansas City museum's Constellation, or "Connie," is one of only a handful of the 856 that were built and is still airworthy - with a little work.

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Related Topix: Commercial Aircraft, Aircraft, Lockheed Constellation, Lockheed Aircraft, Health

The Capital-Journal

Senate votes to bar public funds for gun control

With session-ending budget and tax negotiations stalled Friday, the Senate found time to pass a bill barring state dollars from going toward advocating gun control.

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Related Topix: Guns, Recreational Vehicle, Security, Overland Park, KS, Lawrence, KS

CBS Local

Dickie V Nears $10M Milestone In Cancer Crusade

Vitale expects to top the $10 million mark with his eighth annual celebrity gala in Sarasota, Fla., on Friday night.

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ReporterHerald.com

States prepare to defend controversial laws

New gun and abortion laws that sailed through Republican-controlled state legislatures this year are about to face scrutiny in a less hospitable arena: the courtroom.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, Abortion, US Politics, Sam Brownback, US News, US Senate, Republican, US Governors

Fri May 17, 2013

OttawaHerald.com

Kansas AG joins murder case against Flack

Kansas Deputy Attorney General Vic Braden is taking the lead on the prosecution of Kyle T. Flack, the man charged in a quadruple homicide in Franklin County, Franklin County Attorney Stephen Hunting confirmed Friday.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, Franklin County, KS, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Ottawa, KS

Business Journal

OSHA says Wolf Creek employee was fired for reporting safety concerns

Wolf Creek Generating Station is nuclear power plant near Burlington in east-central Kansas.

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Related Topix: OSHA, Environmental Law, Law

The Marion Star

Weekend forecast: Severe weather threatens central U.S.

An outbreak of severe weather and tornadoes is possible this weekend across portions of the central USA, primarily over the Plains.

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Related Topix: Weather, Tornado, Natural Disasters, Hailstorm

Progressive Farmer

Farm Bills Give Everyone a Chance to Squawk

Now that the House and Senate Agriculture Committees have passed their versions of the farm bill, it's time to cherry pick all the things people hate about the legislation.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Senator Mike Johanns, Nebraska Government, Nebraska, Senator John Hoeven, Senator Heidi Heitkamp

Great Bend Tribune

Great Bend escapes Defense Department furloughs

The Great Bend Kansas National Guard armory should escape unscathed the round of federally mandated National Guard furloughs announced Tuesday by U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, said Sharon Watson with the KNG Public Affairs Office.

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Related Topix: Great Bend, KS, US National Guard, US Military, Department of Defense, US News, Wichita, KS

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