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A male black bear at the Great Bend zoo has died. The bear — named Clyde — was euthanized Sunday. The bear had undergone emergency surgery Thursday. But zoo director Scott Gregory commented at the time that the procedure was risky and Clyde's condition was critical. Clyde's problem stemmed from a procedure done seven years ago when ...

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U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran is planning to meet with business leaders and hospital administrators in south-central Kansas. The Kansas Republican scheduled a Tuesday morning tour of the National Institute for Aviation Research, followed by remarks at the monthly meeting of the Wichita Independent Business Association. Moran travels to neighboring El Dorado in the afternoon to attend the ...

12 years ago
A new report estimates that Kansas farmers took in 328 million bushels of winter wheat this season, down 14 percent from last year. The projection in Monday's report from the National Agricultural Statistics Service is based on an average yield of 40 bushels of wheat per acre cut from 8.2 million acres. The snapshot is based on ...

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A federal judge has narrowed Planned Parenthood's lawsuit against a new Kansas abortion law to a single requirement dealing with providers' websites. U.S. District Judge Kathryn Vratil on Monday approved an agreement filed last week between attorneys for Planned Parenthood and the state. Planned Parenthood will drop its challenge to provisions of the law that took effect ...

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A northeast Kansas accountant has been sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for embezzling more than $500,000 from the construction company where he worked. The U.S. Attorney's office says 64-year-old Larry Lord, of Manhattan, must also pay about $640,000 in restitution under the sentence he received Monday. Lord worked as an accountant at Cheney Construction Inc. ...

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Crews are wrapping up the filming of a movie about a family of southeast Kansas innkeepers who killed about a dozen travelers in the 1870s. Crews shooting the "The Bender Claim" have been working recently at the Rock Springs 4-H Camp. Director John Alexander and producer JC Guest co-wrote the film. The pair met ...

12 years ago
Television history buffs have dug for historical artifacts at a little-known Civil War battlefield in northeast Kansas. Viewers will be able to learn what, if anything, they uncovered when a Bleeding Kansas episode of the show "Diggers" airs Wednesday on the National Geographic Channel. The stars of the show - "King George" Wyant and Tim "The ...

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A dog is credited with saving its owner from a northeast Kansas house fire that authorities are investigating as arson. The fire happened before dawn Friday in Wamego. The home's sole occupant says that after being awoken by the dog, he heard the sound of the smoke detectors. The man managed to exit through ...

12 years ago
A petition against possible property tax increases by both Saline County and Salina City Commissioners has been started. During the public forum session of the Salina City Commission meeting on Monday, Steven Howe of Salina told commissioners about the petition, and read it to them. The petition not only asks both boards of commissioners to not ...

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A Kansas man who struck up a pen-pal relationship with Charles Manson has become a source for a new book about the cult killer. Bob George's correspondence with Manson began back in 1997. At the time, George was a teacher at Dodge City High School, looking for a way to bring to life for his ...

12 years ago
Lawrence school district officials say they are concerned about the educational success of students enrolled in the city's two virtual schools. About 1,500 of the district's students work from home through the two charter schools, which have nearly doubled enrollment in five years. The Lawrence Journal-World reports state assessment data show half of the students tested at ...