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3 hrs ago | The University of Kansas

Kansas Geological Survey receives $5 million grant to study CO2 storage

The Kansas Geological Survey based at the University of Kansas has received a nearly $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to study the feasibility of storing carbon dioxide underground.

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Related Topix: Geology, Science, University of Kansas, Department of Energy, Kansas State University, Wellington, KS

11 hrs ago | The Kansas Department of Health and E...

Health Information Exchange Planning Moving Forward

The state's plan to connect health care systems together electronically continues moving forward.

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19 hrs ago | Hays Daily News

Kansas jobless eligible for more benefits Eds ...

State labor officials say some jobless Kansans are now eligible for up to 86 weeks of unemployment benefits.

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Related Topix: Kansas Government

Yesterday | The Capital-Journal

USDA gives disaster designations

Cheyenne, Rice and Sherman counties along with Barton Ellsworth, Logan, McPherson, Rawlins, Reno, Stafford, Thomas and Wallace counties have been given disaster designations by the United States Department of Agriculture for storms July 17 through Sept.

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Related Topix: US News, United States Department of Agriculture, Agriculture, Science, US Politics, US Senate, Republican, Pat Roberts

Mon Nov 09, 2009

KansasCity.com

Death penalty cases in Kansas take time

Larry Williams expected to wait 10 years to see the death sentence carried out for his daughters killer.

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Related Topix: Death Penalty, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Prison

KansasCity.com

How do we fix Kansas' death penalty?

Reading through the Eagle's piece this weekend , it's easy to understand why victims' families are frustrated.

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KTXL-TV Sacramento

50 years later: Kansas town remembers 'In Cold Blood' deaths, still angry about Capote's book

It's one of America's most haunting crime stories: four members of a Kansas family brutally murdered on Nov.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Entertainment

Sun Nov 08, 2009

R & D

Kansas race car driver fights off cancer

Gail Spencer was tightening the lug nuts on the left back tire of her 1996 Chevrolet Nova on a recent Saturday morning as she prepared for the timed trials for a drag race at Heartland Park.

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Related Topix: Chevrolet Nova, Chevrolet, Medicine, Health, Breast Cancer

KWCH

Kansas Farmers Still Struggling to Get Crops Harvested

When we first interviewed Max Tjaden, in early September, he figured he was only days away from harvesting his corn and soybeans.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science

Sat Nov 07, 2009

KMOV-TV Saint Louis

Legal marijuana substance showing up in Kansas

Kansas law enforcement and some lawmakers are taking notice of a new legal substance that is designed to mimic the effects of marijuana.

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Related Topix: Drugs

Hays Daily News

Kansas gambling machines destroyed Eds: APNew ...

Dozens of illegal gambling machines have been destroyed after they were confiscated from a supplier who had placed them in businesses across Kansas.

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KAKE-TV Wichita

Man Killed In NW Kansas Crash

A Norton man was killed in a one vehicle accident late Thursday evening. Highway Patrol troopers said the accident happened on Kansas Highway 23, seven miles south of Hoxie.

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Fri Nov 06, 2009

The Topeka Capital-Journal

Railroad repairs begin

Train whistles sounded as railcars filled with wheat slowly moved eastward along the tracks, headed for export to Mexico via Dodge City.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Satanta, KS, Elkhart, KS, Stanton County, KS, Grant County, KS

OttawaHerald.com

Gov. Parkinson lowers flags upon the death of former Gov. William H. Avery

Gov. Mark Parkinson has directed flags across Kansas to fly at half-staff from now until sundown November 14 in recognition of the death of former Kansas Gov.

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Related Topix: Wakefield, KS, Clay County, KS

Joplin Globe

Kansas: Group cuts revenue forecast by $235 million

TOPEKA, Kan. - A group of economists and policy-makers slashed Kansas tax collection estimates Thursday by $235 million, reflecting signs of continued weakness in the state economy.

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Related Topix: Kansas Government, Topeka, KS, Topeka Metro

The Wichita Eagle

Kansas looks at Colorado sex assault suspect

A man suspected of sexually assaulting more than 12 women in New Mexico and Texas and trying to kill a Pueblo police officer has prompted inquiries from investigators in Colorado and Kansas, authorities said this week.

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Related Topix: Colorado, Colorado Government

Thu Nov 05, 2009

Kansas.com

Dog from Kansas prison's K-9 unit on the lam

Prison officials say the escapee, named Daisy, is a female Belgian Malinois , resembling a German shepherd in shape and size.

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Related Topix: Prison, Hutchinson Correctional Facility, State Prisons

The Capital-Journal

Officials talk wind energy

State and federal officials say Kansas has great potential for developing wind power but lacks enough transmission lines to spur further development of renewable energy.

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Wind Power, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy

Wed Nov 04, 2009

KBSL 10

Kansas Congressional Candidate Responds to Lawsuit

A former mayor of Salina and current Congressional candidate denies allegations of sexual harassment.

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Kansas.com

Kansas Medical Center, PHS sign contract

Kansas Medical Center in Andover and Preferred Health Systems have signed a contract making the medical center part of the PHS network.

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