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A proclamation and special day at the State Fair are on tap as Kansas officials mark the annual Emergency Preparedness Month during September.

Hunters are divided over the state's decision to start the duck hunting season in southeast Kansas in mid-November.

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Word of the Day Paradise PAIR-uh-dyce (noun) The garden where according to the Bible Adam and Eve first lived, Eden; an intermediate place or state where the souls of the righteous await resurrection…

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News of the week Here are the top news stories from the past week: - “Tonight I’d ask a simple question: If you felt that excitement when you voted for Barack Obama, shouldn’t you feel that way now t…

At an arraignment hearing Thursday Aug. 30, Ramon Alvarado, who has been charged with criminal sodomy for unlawful sexual intercourse with an animal, and interference with a law enforcement officer, …

Attorneys for environmental groups argued Friday that a construction permit issued by state regulators for a new coal-fired power plant in southwestern Kansas violates air quality standards and shoul…

News to know James Holmes, the man accused in the theater shootings in Aurora, Colo., called the university nine minutes before the shootings began, his attorney said. The number is one used to get i…

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