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The Kansas Supreme Court has overturned the death sentences of two brothers convicted of capital murder in the shooting deaths of four people whose bodies were found in a snow-covered Wichita soccer field in 2000. The state Supreme Court on Friday also struck down three of the four capital murder conviction each against Jonathan and Reginald ...

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Two Minnesota residents have been killed in a two-vehicle crash in central Kansas. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 69-year-old Kay Dianne Pautz and 70-year-old Gary Walter Pautz died in the accident north of McPherson on Thursday. Both victims were from Alexandria, Minnesota. The patrol says the accident occurred when another car tried to pass the car the ...

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Police say a 10-month-old girl died after being left in a hot car outside a house in south Wichita. Officers found the girl unresponsive inside the car Thursday evening. She was pronounced dead a short time later. Police say the child had been in the ...

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Public university leaders in Kansas are being encouraged to start working on next year's tuition proposals now, rather than wait until the spring semester. Kansas Board of Regents chairman Kenny Wilk says the revenue stream from tuition is too significant to wait until the last minute to get it figured ...

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Health officials are alerting the public about potentially harmful algae blooms in Kansas lakes. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has issued warnings for high levels of the toxic algae in seven lakes. Those include Chisholm Creek Park Lake in Sedgwick County, Memorial Park ...

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Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts has the support of major farm groups and is touting his expertise in agriculture policy as he campaigns for re-election in the nation's leading wheat-producing state. But Republican primary challenger Milton Wolf's campaign is accusing the three-term incumbent of waging what it calls "geographical warfare" with a radio ad running in western ...

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The Kansas Supreme Court is preparing to rule on the death sentences and capital murder convictions of two brothers in connection with the shooting deaths of four people in Wichita. The court said it would release decisions Friday morning on the appeals of Jonathan and Reginald Carr. They are facing lethal injection for the December 2000 ...

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Salina Police will be out in force Friday evening looking for seat belt violations. Lt. Russ Lamer tells KSAL News that four officers and one spotter will be patrolling from 9pm Friday to 1am Saturday, looking for occupants who are not buckled up. Citations for unrestrained adults are $10 while the citation for children under 18-years old ...

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The University of Kansas says a $16 million gift will help build a hall in the university's planned Earth, Energy and Environment Center. The university announced the gift Thursday from the family of Donald Slawson, a Wichita resident who died July 7. He graduated from the university in 1955 and founded Slawson Exploration, becoming a leader ...

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A legislative committee says internal legislator requests for audits of various state interests are being delayed because of a lack of auditors. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that 25 legislator requests for internal audits have been delayed because the auditors don't have the resources to get to them. One factor in the slowdown is a 2013 law that ...

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A Stihl chainsaw was taken from a storage shed in New Cambria. Sheriff Glen Kochanowski tells KSAL News that someone entered an unlocked storage shed in the 3000 block E. Spillman Road sometime between July 21st and July 23rd. A $400 Stihl chainsaw and case were the only items removed from the shed.