Powerball Jackpot Soars After Record Kansas Sale
Area residents buy Powerball tickets at peak rates from 6 to 7 p.m. Saturday as Kansas Lottery reports a statewide sales record of over 6.767 million dollars for the draw. No ticket matched all six numbers 16 19 32 34 57 and Powerball 18, boosting the Wednesday jackpot to an estimated 1.3 billion. Geri Rowland of Garden City felt the suspense as the numbers were revealed.
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Kansas Lottery
Geri Rowland
Garden City
Odds outpace Powerball in wild chance list
The Rundown highlights bizarre odds such as being struck by lightning while drowning at 1 in 183 million, an asteroid strike at 1 in 700 thousand, and dating a supermodel at 1 in 88 thousand. A Wednesday drawing draws attention as locals buy more tickets, with residents like Wheat Land Store staff noting rising ticket purchases and算 spending.
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NBA
Inglis
Steve Aguirre
Garden City
Aguirre
Kansas Powerball windfall eyed to aid state budget
Kansas lawmakers from both parties say a Powerball win could help fill a projected $190 million shortfall for the next fiscal year. Officials note past Kansas winners include a 2012 Mega Millions payout of 218 million and a 2009 Powerball prize of 96 million. Discussions touch on how tax rules and LLCs relate to windfalls, but Lottery officials stress prize taxes are withheld and identity may be kept private only for the winner.
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Don Hineman
R-Dighton
Hineman
Franklin County
Johnson County
Donald Damon
Great Bend
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Senate
Anthony Hensley
Topeka
GCCC instructor blends sewing and statistics in shop success
Neighbors report Chelsea Dick, an instructor at GCCC, runs a popular Etsy shop Nausicaa-Distribution selling handmade plushies with logos, afterhours sewing, aided by shared interest with Shannon. Her day job is teaching statistics, presenting at Nerd Talk on calculating bacteria in cattle feces. The shop has over 1,100 positive reviews and growing demand from social media orders.
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Shannon
GCCC
Patrick Dugan
Etsy.com
Nausicaa
Kansas Legislature Eyes Tax Debates And School Funding
The new session revisits old issues with a tax shift from 6.15 to 6.5 percent and cigarette levies. Hutton and Wagle differ on tax debates while Hensley flags public safety as a sleeper issue. DCF scrutiny rises after the Schumm incident and custody disputes. Medicaid expansion remains uncertain. The Kansas Supreme Court ruling on school financing could reshuffle funding. a draft reform report lingers as educators demand bond limits balanced with Rose standards.
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Anthony Hensley
Topeka
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Jonathan Schumm
Allison Schumm
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Wichita
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Susan Wagle
Ron Highland
R-Wamega
University of Kansas
Kansas Association of School Boards
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