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Neighbor Sentenced 44 Years After Nursing Student's Death

Judge departs from plea agreement in trial over Mary Robin Walter's slaying

(Newser) - More than 44 years after a nursing student was slain in her home in Kansas, her neighbor at the time has been sentenced to 10 to 25 years in prison for killing her. After the investigation of the shooting death of Mary Robin Walter, 23, was reopened in 2022, new...

This Is America's Hardest-Working State

North Dakota takes the top spot, per WalletHub

(Newser) - Americans are known for working around the clock and while hard work is admirable, a WalletHub analyst notes that "people in the hardest-working states may need to consider taking a break once in a while, as a lack of leisure time can have a negative impact on people's...

Police Chief Who Led Raid on Kansas Newspaper Charged

Former Marion top cop Gideon Cody charged with obstruction of justice

(Newser) - A former central Kansas police chief who led a raid last year on a weekly newspaper has been charged with felony obstruction of justice. The charge against former Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody alleges that he induced a witness to withhold information about the raid of the Marion County Record...

Judges in 2 States Halt Chunk of Biden Loan Forgiveness Plan

Kansas, Missouri earn temporary victory that puts the kibosh on key parts of student loan program

(Newser) - Federal judges in Kansas and Missouri on Monday together blocked much of a Biden administration student loan repayment plan that provides a faster path to cancellation and lower monthly payments for millions of borrowers. The judges' rulings prevent the US Department of Education from helping many of the intended borrowers...

Kansas Approves Plan to Lure Chiefs, Royals Across State Line

Legislators overwhelmingly support measure to finance new stadiums for Missouri teams

(Newser) - Kansas is making a serious run at becoming the new home for the reigning Super Bowl champions with legislators approving a plan Tuesday to lure the Chiefs and Major League Baseball's Kansas City Royals away from Missouri.
  • Bipartisan legislative supermajorities OK'd the measure to authorize state bonds to
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Their Final Resting Spot: a Cow Pasture

More details are trickling in on the murders of Kansas women Veronica Butler, Jilian Kelley

(Newser) - Two Kansas women who disappeared after traveling to Oklahoma in March were found dead inside a chest freezer buried in a cow pasture, court documents reveal. The location in Oklahoma's Texas County was just 10 miles from where Veronica Butler, 27, and Jilian Kelley, 39, disappeared March 30 while...

Kansas Weighs Making a Move on Royals, Chiefs

Legislative plan runs out of time, but lawmakers could try again

(Newser) - Some Kansas lawmakers see a chance to lure Kansas City's two biggest professional sports teams across the Missouri border. But an effort to help the Super Bowl champion Chiefs and Major League Baseball's Royals finance new stadiums in Kansas fizzed over concerns about how it might look to...

Zoo Ostrich Dies After Swiping, Swallowing Keys

'Beloved' 5-year-old Karen euthanized at Kansas' Topeka Zoo

(Newser) - Curiosity killed the cat, and it proved fatal for the ostrich. A "beloved" ostrich at a zoo in Kansas died Thursday after reaching outside her enclosure, grabbing a staff member's keys, then immediately swallowing them, NBC News reports. Karen the ostrich, dubbed the "dancing queen" at Kansas'...

Bakery to Customers: Check Cookies for Diamond

Kansas owner believes gem from her wedding ring fell into a batch of dough

(Newser) - The owner of a bakery in Leavenworth, Kansas, is asking customers to chew their cookies with care: One may contain the missing diamond from her wedding ring. Dawn Monroe, owner of Sis Sweets Cookies & Cafe, tells KMBC that at some point during a recent workday, she looked down and...

These States Have the Most Expensive Home Insurance

Florida comes in at No. 1 on Insurify's list, with an average annual cost of close to $11K

(Newser) - The average annual rate for home insurance comes in at just under $2,400, but in many parts of the country, what homeowners are paying exceeds that figure by far. Insurify lays out the damage, citing rates that rose an average of 20% over the past two years across America....

Foul Play Suspected in Disappearance of 2 Women

Kansas women never showed up to pick up kids for a birthday party last weekend

(Newser) - Foul play is suspected in the disappearance of two Kansas women whose vehicle was found abandoned in the Oklahoma Panhandle last weekend, authorities said Friday. Veronica Butler, 27, and Jilian Kelley, 39, of Hugoton, Kansas, were driving to Oklahoma to pick up Butler's children to attend a March 30...

Bird Flu Spreads to US Cattle, Goats
Bird Flu Spreads
to US Cattle, Goats
Mar 26, 2024 11:10 AM CDT

Bird Flu Spreads to US Cattle, Goats

Commercial milk supply is said to be safe, though, per officials

(Newser) - A week after officials in Minnesota said bird flu had been found for the first time in US livestock—specifically, goats living on a farm with infected poultry—the virus has been found to have spread to dairy cows in Texas and Kansas, per the AP . The highly pathogenic avian...

Kansas, Missouri Hit With 'Gorilla Hail'

Baseball-sized hail was being reported in some areas

(Newser) - Volatile weather was homing in on parts of Kansas and Missouri Wednesday night, with some storms bringing massive chunks of hail, the AP reports. The National Weather Service just after 8pm CST said that the Kansas City metro area was under a severe thunderstorm warning for a storm that will...

Republicans Join Condemnation of Punching a Biden Effigy

Kansas party blames outside exhibitor at fundraiser, but no one has apologized

(Newser) - Republicans have joined Democrats in denouncing the GOP officials responsible for a party fundraiser Friday night in Kansas at which people were invited to beat and kick an effigy of President Biden. "I don't agree with President Biden's policies, but he is a fellow human being,"...

Kansas Wants to Make Docs Ask Abortion Seekers Why

So Democrats want questions posed to men about vasectomies, erectile dysfunction

(Newser) - Kansas would require abortion providers to ask patients why they're terminating their pregnancies and report the answers to the state under a measure moving through the Republican-controlled Legislature. Backers of the bill argued during a House debate Wednesday that the state needs data so lawmakers can create programs to...

Record-Setting Fish Was Carrying Something Extra
Record-Setting
Fish Was Carrying
Something Extra
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Feb 25, 2024 6:07 AM CST

Record-Setting Fish Was Carrying Something Extra

Steel ball bearings were found inside crappie caught in Kansas; angler insists he didn't cheat

(Newser) - A Kansas angler broke a record last year for catching a 4.07-pound white crappie, the heaviest such specimen in the state in six decades. Now, an investigation has revealed that Bobby Parkhurst seemingly cheated to achieve that feat, though he continues to deny it. Outdoor Life reports that Parkhurst...

Kansas' AG Says Schools Must Out Trans Kids to Parents

Even if they're not out at home

(Newser) - Kansas' attorney general is telling public schools they're required to tell parents their children are transgender or non-binary even if they're not out at home, though Kansas is not among the states with a law that explicitly says to do that, the AP reports. Republican Kris Kobach's...

Police Find Burned Remains of Jackie Robinson Statue

Statue of Black baseball trailblazer was stolen from park in Kansas last week

(Newser) - Fire crews found the burned remnants Tuesday of a prized bronze statue of Jackie Robinson that was stolen last week from a public park in Kansas, authorities said. The Wichita fire department received a call around 8:40am about a trash can on fire at Garvey Park in the southern...

Cops: Couple Hid Dead Relative for 6 Years, Collected Benefits

Kansas pair accused of fraudulently collecting more than $200K

(Newser) - A Kansas couple has been charged with fraudulently collecting more than $215,000 in retirement benefits on behalf of a dead relative while they concealed his body inside their home for six years. Authorities say Mike Carroll's pacemaker showed that he died in 2016 at age 81, but Overland...

Kansas Does U-Turn on 'Ugly as Sin' License Plates

Governor admits dislike of new plate brought 'Kansans across the political aisle together'

(Newser) - "I promised to be a bipartisan governor, and I think we can all admit—I succeeded at bringing Kansans across the political aisle together in disliking this new license plate," Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly said Tuesday. The Democratic governor said the state would halt plans to move forward...

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