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Tornadoes and Storms Leave 15 Dead Across Central US
BBC - Sun May 26, 2024
At least 15 people have been killed as tornadoes and storms tore across central areas of the US, destroying homes and cutting power to hundreds of thousands. More»

Walmart recalls essential oil-infused spray after 'rare and dangerous' bacteria found
NPR - Fri Oct 22, 2021
Walmart is recalling an essential-oil aromatherapy spray after a "rare and dangerous bacteria" that can cause a potentially fatal condition was reported, the Consumer Product Safety Commission says. More»

FBI Analyst Charged With Stealing Counterterrorism and Cyber Threat Info
The Hacker News - Mon May 24, 2021
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) indicted an employee of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for illegally removing numerous national security documents and willfully retaining them at her personal residence during a 13-year period from June 2004 to December 2017. More»

Kansas State Representative Arrested For Kneeing Boy In Crotch While Teaching
Kansas City Star - Sat May 1, 2021
Kansas state Representative Mark Samsel was arrested on charges of misdemeanor battery on Thursday after getting into a physical altercation with a student while substitute teaching in Wellsville. More»

FBI warns of armed protests in ALL 50 states if Trump is removed before Inauguration Day
Daily Mail - Mon Jan 11, 2021
The FBI is warning of possible armed protests at capitols in all 50 states in the days leading to Inauguration Day as cities around the country brace for violence in the wake of last week's deadly riots at the US Capitol. More»

Trump mob surrounds Texas, California, Michigan, Georgia, Oregon AND Kansas state capitols
Daily Mail - Wed Jan 6, 2021
A mob of angered Trump supporters has occupied the front lawn of Washington's Democratic Governor Jay Inslee's mansion as they also surrounded state capitols in Texas, California, Georgia, Michigan, Kansas and Oklahoma. More»

GOP congressman charged with multiple counts of voter fraud in Kansas
American Independent - Sun Jul 19, 2020
Freshman Representative Steve Watkins (R-KS) was charged with three felony counts of voter fraud on Tuesday, after prosecutors alleged that he used an address of a UPS storefront and not his home address to register to vote - a violation of the law. More»

County in rural Kansas is jailing people over unpaid medical debt
CBS News - Mon Feb 10, 2020
COFFEYVILLE, Kansas - There is at least one issue a divided electorate can come together on this election year: A recent poll finds 90% of those surveyed agreed on the importance of making health care more affordable. More»

Black Man Was Handcuffed While Moving Into His Own Home
BuzzFeed - Sat Mar 23, 2019
After a black man was handcuffed by police while moving into his own home in August, the American Civil Liberties Union is now calling upon the Kansas attorney general to investigate. More»

Trump Taps Anti-Muslim, Pro-Torture Tea Partier Mike Pompeo To Run The CIA
Huffington Post - Thu Nov 17, 2016
Representative Mike Pompeo (R-Kansas) announced Friday that he will accept a nomination from President-elect Donald Trump to lead the CIA. More»

Three Middle Aged White Men Arrested for Plotting to Bomb Immigrant Women and Children
Raw Story - Fri Oct 14, 2016
Three men were arrested on Friday and charged with plotting to bomb an apartment complex in western Kansas where 120 people lived, including Muslim immigrants from Somalia who also used one apartment as a mosque, federal officials said. More»

OUTRAGE: Is your name 'Joe Garcia' in Ohio or North Carolina? No vote for you!
Daily KOS - Thu Sep 15, 2016
Democrats need to pay more attention to these shenanigans. More»

Baptist Church Tries to Punish Girls who Sued Over Sex Abuse by Outing Them: 'They Should Not Be Able to Hide'
AlterNet - Sun Jul 3, 2016
A Kansas church is asking a court to help punish two girls who sued over sexual abuse by a former vacation Bible school volunteer. More»

Kansas Mathematician Uncovers Evidence of Systematic Voter Fraud
The Witchita Eagle - Sat Oct 24, 2015
A mathematician at Wichita State University who wanted to check the accuracy of some Kansas voting machines after finding odd patterns in election returns said she is finding out how difficult it can be to get government officials to turn over public documents. More»

'Urgent Attention' Needed On Spike In Earthquakes Possibly Related To Oil And Gas Activity
Raw Story - Mon Sep 28, 2015
A coalition of US states warned on Monday that a spike in earthquakes potentially tied to oil and gas activity in places not typically prone to them needs urgent attention from regulators and others to protect public safety. More»

Domestic Violence Law Repealed By Lawmakers In Topeka, Kansas
Huffington Post - Tue Oct 11, 2011
TOPEKA, Kansas - Over the past month, one by one, people suspected in domestic battery cases in northeast Kansas have been set free with no charges against them. More»

7 banks closed in Fla., Ga., Ill., Kan., Ariz.
Associated Press - Fri Oct 22, 2010
WASHINGTON - Regulators on Friday shut down a total of seven banks in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas and Arizona, lifting to 139 the number of US banks that have fallen this year as soured loans have mounted and the economy has sputtered. More»

Lettuce Recall due to E.Coli - FDA investigating
Associated Press - Thu May 6, 2010
WASHINGTON - A food company is recalling lettuce sold in 23 states and the District of Columbia because of an E. coli outbreak that has sickened at least 19 people, three of them with life-threatening symptoms. More»

Ambulances start charging extra for obese patients
Associated Press - Wed Oct 21, 2009
TOPEKA, Kansas - The memory still bothers Ken Keller: A panicked ambulance crew had a critically ill patient, but the man weighed more than 1,000 pounds and could not fit inside the vehicle. More»

Hearing Impaired Man Tased by Police
KWCH-TV - Mon Dec 3, 2007
WICHITA, Kansas - Donnell Williams had just gotten out of the bath tub, wearing only a towel around his waist, when he turned the corner to see guns pointing right at him. More»

Another Death by Taser: Woman Says Officers' Action Killed Son
WIBW-TV - Wed Jun 22, 2005
A Kansas City woman says Independence police caused the death of her teenage son. More»

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