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Abortion ban, other proposals likely to fail in Kansas. Why are lawmakers still pushing them?

Despite a broad acknowledgment their efforts will go nowhere, some conservative Kansas lawmakers are pushing to ban abortion or put the issue back on the ballot despite a landslide vote in favor of abortion rights last year.

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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

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Editorial: Kansas politicians want to take abortion fight to the city and county level. Just stop

In Kansas, a woman’s right to reproductive freedom is enshrined in the state constitution. The issue should be settled — especially after voters preemptively and decisively smacked down lawmakers’ last overreach to gut abortion rights. Apparently, according to Kansas Republicans, it isn’t.

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Man shot dead by his own DOG lounges on sofa with beloved pet who later killed him

Joseph Smith, 30, from Kansas, US, was killed in a tragic accident on Saturday morning after his pet dog stepped on a rifle in the backseat of his jeep

Daily Mirror

Kansas man shot dead after his dog stepped on a rifle

In a cruel twist of fate, a 30-year-old man was shot dead by his dog, with the victim being described as a ‘unique individual’

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Plumber shot and killed by friend’s dog on hunting trip is identified

The dog stepped on a rifle in the back of truck, shooting front seat passenger Joseph Smith in rural Kansas

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Kansas Gov. Kelly warns against politics in classrooms, renews calls for medical marijuana

TOPEKA, Kansas — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly in her State of State address on Tuesday night warned the Republican-controlled Legislature that she would oppose “irresponsible tax proposals” and education measures that pit “parents against teachers,” even as the Democratic governor seeks GOP support for her agenda.

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Man, 32, shot dead by own dog after leaving rifle on back seat of his car

A man from Wichita, Kansas, was found dead in his pick-up near Geuda Springs, north of the Oklahoma border. Police said he was killed after his dog stepped on his rifle, causing the weapon to discharge

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His first fame came on a KC Jumbotron. His new mission began the night he was shot

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Jimmy Faseler was already a little famous the night he almost died.

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Kansas will open 50th anniversary tour in Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH — Kansas will launch its 50th Anniversary Tour – Another Fork in the Road in Pittsburgh on June 2 at the Benedum Center in downtown.

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Kansas senator's reelection campaign scammed out of $690K

U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran's office says someone scammed the Kansas Republican's reelection campaign out of $690,000 by getting his accounting firm to wire the money to fraudulent bank accounts

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What abortion in America looks like 50 years after Roe v. Wade

The Trust Women Wichita abortion clinic is busier than ever since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last June. Its patient load has more than doubled, staff more than tripled and it went from offering abortions part-time to five days a week, most weeks.

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Kansas man convicted of threatening to kill congressman

A federal jury has convicted a Kansas man who admitted he threatened to kill a congressman

The Independent UK

Defendant: God issued threat to Kansas lawmaker through me

A man has told jurors in his federal criminal trial that a death threat he made against U.S. Rep. Jake LaTurner came from God

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Redistricting litigation updates in five states

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'The Goonies' house will soon become a fan haven, thanks to a Kansas businessman

A dedicated fan of "The Goonies" is looking to bring new life to one of the film's essential locations nearly 40 years after the movie premiered in 1985.

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Man is own lawyer in trial over threat to Kansas lawmaker

A man charged with threatening to kill a Kansas congressman has said in federal court that he has a “very religious” defense

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Kansas death penalty faces new challenge with ACLU invoking landmark abortion decision

The ACLU is mounting a major new effort to overturn Kansas’ death penalty, arguing it’s racially discriminatory and that, because of a landmark state Supreme Court decision upholding abortion rights, officials must clear a high legal bar to show capital sentences are constitutional.

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Kansas researcher faces sentencing in China-related case

A former researcher accused of concealing work he did in China while employed by the University of Kansas will be sentenced Wednesday

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Arkansas’s Beloved Animal Mascot, Tusk, Died This Week

The hog had been serving as the mascot since 2019.

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Trial to open for man accused of threatening Kansas lawmaker

A criminal trial is set to start in federal court for a northeastern Kansas man charged with threatening to kill one of the state’s congressmen

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Kansas City approves commission to study reparations, issues apology to Black community

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City is joining an increasing number of communities across the country committed to studying the possibility of making reparations available for Black community members.

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Ex-Kansas City cop Roger Golubski to remain under house arrest while awaiting trials, judge rules

Former Kansas City, Kansas, Detective Roger Golubski will remain mostly confined to his home before his trials stemming from allegations of rape and sex trafficking, a federal judge ruled Thursday.

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EPA, pipeline operator reach deal to clean up Kansas spill

The Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday that it has reached an agreement with a pipeline operator to clean up a spill that dumped 14,000 bathtubs’ worth of crude oil into a rural Kansas creek

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US Supreme Court won’t hear 2nd appeal from Kansas brothers on death row for Wichita murders

The nation’s highest court has refused to hear a second appeal from death row inmates Jonathan and Reginald Carr, Kansas brothers convicted of capital murder in a brutal December 2000 quadruple slaying that continues to be one of Wichita’s most-notorious crimes.

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