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Most poll-goers would need to show photo identification before voting in 2010 under a bill passed Friday by the Kansas House. via Kansas.com

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“We shouldn't be unnecessarily harsh to people in the process.”

Efforts to replace a business-backed bill dealing with illegal immigration with what some lawmakers called a stronger version failed Wednesday night in the Senate. via Abilene Reflector-Chronicle

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Travel Headlines Winter illnesses are still lingering around the Wichita area. Here's a look at what's going around. via WIBW-TV Topeka

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“It's a mandate that businesses don't want”

The Senate gave its preliminary approval by a voice vote with no opposition at almost 12:45 a.m. Senators voted 25-14 against an amendment, offered by Sen. via Kansas.com

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“It's been kind of frustrating, because if you have a four-wheeler or something, and you leave it parked there, you can get a ticket for it”

Two Kansas landowners have sued for compensation after the government took old railroad rights of way on their properties -- but unless Congress intervenes, only one is likely to get paid.

The aim was to turn the old tracks into recreational trails. But the cases illustrate how federal rails-to-trails programs can lead to decades of legal conflict.

The controversy over rail-trail conversions has been brewing since Congress passed the federal Trails Act 25 years ago. It allowed the U.S. Surface Transportation Board to give unused railroad lines back to states to use as recreational trails. But adjoining landowners began asking why that property wasn't returned to them. Read more

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“We will do any necessary repairs in the building and get it up to operations - ' cleaning up the facility and the landscaping out front, making some curb appeal to it”

The long quest to find a new owner for the old Modine Manufacturing property is complete, with two Emporia businessmen factoring prominently in the ownership team. via Emporia Gazette

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A 30-year-old Augusta man was killed late Sunday night when he was hit by a semitrailer truck on U.S. 54 west of Augusta.

The man had crossed the four-lane highway on foot from north to south next to Towakoni Road, about four miles west of Augusta, Butler County Sheriff Craig Murphy said. He then was walking back north when he was hit in the westbound lanes by a UPS truck.

The victim was dead at the scene, Murphy said. His name is being withheld until later today.

Check Kansas.com for updates. Read more

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“How can they gut this thing when the citizens of Kansas are calling 300 to one to leave it in its original form?”

A Senate committee passed an significantly revised illegal immigration reform bill today after performing what one sponsor called 'major surgery.'

The revised measure, now Substitute for Senate Bill 458, no longer requires businesses to check employees' work eligibility through the federal e-Verify system. It also removed most penalties for businesses that violate the law and would not eliminate in-state tuition for illegal immigrants who graduated from Kansas high schools.

Using e-Verify would shield businesses from penalties if they were caught employing illegal immigrants they had verified using the database. Read more

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It took crews from six departments to get a drive time grass fire along Hwy 54 between Andover and Augusta under control Thursday afternoon. via KBSL 10

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“My thanks also to the teachers, students, staff and everyone who came out to Friday's forums. I'm excited about being your superintendent, and I look forward to serving the Albuquerque community and its students.”

The Albuquerque Public School Board of Education has named Winston Brooks as the next superintendent. via The Wichita Eagle

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“When I was doing training I did training with the rank and file so I had the opportunity to meet all of the city folks here and that was another reason that I decided that I would like to work here. It did seem innovative”

After the retirement of Carl Ware, former director of public works, the city was left to fill his shoes. via Chanute Tribune

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Nice, but not very practical: Longest tail on a horse . Crystal Socha, 26, of Augusta, Kan., shows her American Paint horse, Summer, during the 11th annual EquiFest of Kansas at the Kansas Coliseum in Wichita ... via The J-Walk Blog

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“The tail and mane are not fake. Summer does not have tail extensions.”

In this age of cosmetic enhancements, the announcer at EquiFest on Friday felt compelled to offer this announcement about Summer Breeze, an American paint horse running in graceful circles in one of the rings ... via Kansas.com

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