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11:52am, 26th April, 2019

Top Kansas court rules state constitution protects abortion rights

The Kansas Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the state's constitution protects a woman's right to an abortion and upheld an injunction blocking a state law that would have banned a common second trimester abortion procedure.

Tiger attacks Kansas zoo keeper after 'error' brought two together

3:10pm, 20th April, 2019

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Tiger attacks Kansas zoo keeper after 'error' brought two together

A rare Sumatran tiger attacked a worker at the Topeka Zoo in Kansas on Saturday, wounding the back of her head and neck before other staff members were able to coax the animal away with food, officials said.

Tiger attacks zoo keeper in Topeka, Kansas

1:02pm, 20th April, 2019

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Tiger attacks zoo keeper in Topeka, Kansas

A rare Sumatran tiger attacked a woman working at the Topeka Zoo in Kansas on Saturday in an incident witnessed by several visitors, an official said.

Man who admitted role in Kansas 'swatting' death gets 20 years

2:02pm, 29th March, 2019

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Man who admitted role in Kansas 'swatting' death gets 20 years

A California man was sentenced on Friday to 20 years in federal prison for making hoax calls, including a so-called "swatting" incident where Kansas police responded to a false report and fatally shot an unarmed man, prosecutors said.

Record river flooding begins to recede in Kansas City area

1:13pm, 24th March, 2019

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Record river flooding begins to recede in Kansas City area

Record flooding along the Missouri River that left death and destruction in three Midwestern states appeared to have crested on Sunday in the Kansas City area without causing major damage and continued to move downstream, local officials said.

U.S. Supreme Court takes up Kansas identity theft case

9:14am, 18th March, 2019

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U.S. Supreme Court takes up Kansas identity theft case

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider a bid by Kansas to revive the state's policy, blocked by a lower court, of prosecuting people for identity theft for using other people's Social Security numbers in order to gain employmen...

Kansas Governor Colyer concedes Republican nomination to Kobach

8:36pm, 14th August, 2018

Politics

Kansas Governor Colyer concedes Republican nomination to Kobach

Kansas Governor Jeff Colyer on Tuesday conceded the closely contested Republican nomination for the state's governor race to Kris Kobach, a candidate endorsed by President Donald Trump.

Kobach to recuse himself from Kansas governor's race recount

9:41am, 10th August, 2018

Politics

Kobach to recuse himself from Kansas governor's race recount

Kris Kobach, the Republican candidate endorsed by U.S. President Donald Trump in the Kansas governor's race, said he plans to recuse himself from the vote recount after a correction in the total cut his lead to just 91 votes.

Trump-backed candidate for Kansas governor's lead cut to 91 votes

4:56pm, 9th August, 2018

Politics

Trump-backed candidate for Kansas governor's lead cut to 91 votes

The Republican candidate endorsed by U.S. President Donald Trump in the Kansas governor's race, Kris Kobach, saw his lead cut to only 91 votes on Thursday after a county clerk corrected the vote total from Tuesday's election.

Trump ally Kobach holds narrow lead in Kansas gubernatorial primary

6:58pm, 8th August, 2018

Politics

Trump ally Kobach holds narrow lead in Kansas gubernatorial primary

U.S. President Donald Trump's first choice as governor of Kansas, Kris Kobach, held a narrow, 200-vote lead in the Republican primary over the current governor with nearly all votes counted, according to the Kansas Secretary of State web site.

As U.S. shrinks refugee operations, new arrivals in Kansas town lose a lifeline

11:30am, 22nd May, 2018

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As U.S. shrinks refugee operations, new arrivals in Kansas town lose a lifeline

GARDEN CITY, Kansas (Reuters) - In his first whirlwind weeks in the United States, Wimber Htoo, 23, racked up a list of accomplishments. He learned to use the bus, applied for a social security card and obtained a state ID, all new experiences for Ht...