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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - Wichita State University has named an assistant dean to a new position for diversity. The Wichita Eagle reports WSU President John Bardo on Monday named Marche Fleming-Randle, assistant dean of the university's Fairmount College of Liberal Arts & Science, to become ...

10 years ago
University of Kansas student leaders who are facing an attempt to oust them have outlined proposals for increasing diversity within student government. Student Body President Jessie Pringle, Vice President Zach George and Chief of Staff Adam Moon issued a joint statement Monday night outlining 11 proposals. A student government committee is pushing for their resignations or impeachment, ...

10 years ago
A power generator was stolen from a residence on the 700 block of University. There were no signs of forced entry, no suspects have been named, and the loss totals $1,500. Copyright © Alpha Media, 2015.  All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, or rewritten without Alpha Media’s express consent.

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A driver was hurt in a crash involving a turkey. The incident happened Sunday, when a turkey collided with her vehicle on a Kansas highway. KAKE reports that a woman was traveling on the Kansas Turnpike near the Osage City/Council Grove exit on Sunday afternoon when a live turkey flew into her windshield. Authorities say that ...

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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas authorities have nominated five Kansas sites for the National Register of Historic Places. The Kansas Historic Sites Board of Review nominated five new places at a meeting earlier this month. Kansas has more than 1,300 listings on the National Register of Historic Places, which lists historically significant properties in the U.S. Owners ...

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The National Weather Service says a tornado outbreak that caused minor damage in northwest Kansas was the latest on record in that part of the state. At least 10 tornadoes were reported in western Kansas early Monday evening, snapping power poles and damaging sheds over largely rural areas. Meteorologist Jerry Killingsworth in Goodland says a tornado damaged ...

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Kansas says eight Syrian refugees have settled in the state this year. The Kansas Department for Children and Families said Monday that one Syrian refugee family settled in Wichita and the other settled in Kansas City, Kansas. The Wichita office of the International Rescue Committee has said in the past it would be more likely that any ...

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Protest leaders at the University of Kansas say they're pushing for changes to ensure that problems faced by minority and other "marginalized" students are addressed swiftly and effectively. But they said Monday they won't follow University of Missouri students in seeking the ouster of administrators. Leaders of the Rock Chalk Invisible Hawk group in Kansas acknowledged that ...

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Kansas became the 17th state late Monday afternoon to join a growing list of states refusing Syrian refugees in wake of French terror attacks. According to Governor Sam Brownback's Office, the Governor signed Executive Order No. 15-07, directing that no state agency, or organization receiving grant money from the state, will participate in or assist in ...

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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - A memorial to soldiers who fought on both sides during the Civil War will replace the Confederate flag that once flew at a Wichita park. The Wichita Eagle reports the Reconciliation Memorial planned for the plaza at Veterans Memorial Park ...

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Congressman Tim Huelskamp is planning a Town Hall meeting in Salina. According to the Congressman's office, next week on Monday he will host a Town Hall meeting at the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce Annex . Huelskamp will take questions, and listen to thoughts and concerns to bring back to Washington. The Saline County Town Hall will ...