Brownback hits media on budget coverage in email blast
Gov Sam Brownback's office fires a broadside at media and Senate Democrats over coverage of his budget talks saying reporters and editorial boards have shifted their critique as Kansas faces a 350 million shortfall. The email targets Hensley and Wagle and defends funding for K 12 and social services.
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Topeka
Sam Brownback
Brownback
Senate
Anthony Hensley
Kansas
Juma
Susan Wagle
Melika Willoughby
Athee
Hays Daily News
Patrick Lowry
Record cold grips region with light snow in Garden City
Record low temperatures and light snow hit Garden City and surrounding areas. Motorists still braved the cold with 1 to 2 inches of snow reported in most spots, some areas up to 3 inches, as no road closings were noted. Meteorologist Aaron Johnson noted the cold inflated the perceived snowfall.
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Mariah Macias
Macias
Garden City
Aaron Johnson
National Weather
Dodge City
NWS
Johnson
Scott
Gray Counties
Local Volunteer Keeps Salvation Army Red Kettle Spirit Strong
Connie Smith volunteers outside Garden City stores including Walmart at 3101 East Kansas Avenue to ring the Salvation Army Red Kettle, greeting visitors and collecting donations. She worked through cold weather but notes the weekend break when volunteers rested amid the chill and Sunday hiatus.
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Connie Smith
Walmart
Kansas Ave
Garden City
Salvation Army
Smith
Volunteer aims to boost Red Kettle donations in Garden City
Smith, born in Garden City and now in AmeriCorps VISTA, volunteers with a Salvation Army kettle campaign. She has lived in Garden City, Great Bend, Hays, and Murfreesboro Tennessee, and will ring the bell to encourage cash gifts for refugees aided by the International Rescue Committee. This is her eighth year in AmeriCorps across three placements, with both of her jobs described as rewarding.
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Smith
Great Bend
Hays
Murfreesboro
Tenn
Americorps Vista
Garden City
International Rescue Committee
Fleming St
Americorps
Weather Tomorrow and Tuesday Forecast Update
Partly sunny today with a high near 29 and a low around 11. Tuesday expects sunny skies with a high near 43 and a low close to 1.
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