Regional Briefs G.C. man killed in head-on collision
A 21-year-old Garden City man, Joseph Dewayne Combs, died after his 1993 Ford Mustang collided head on with a semitrailer driven by Juan A. Arcia on U.S. Highway 50, about eight miles west of the U.S. 50 Business junction in Gray County. Combs died at Western Plains Regional Hospital Dodge City. Arcia was hospitalized for possible injuries. Both were wearing seat belts.
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Garden City
Gray County
Joseph Dewayne Combs
U.S. Highway 50
Kansas Highway Patrol
Combs
Juan A. Arcia
Fort Myers
Fla
KHP
Western Plains Regional Hospital
Dodge City
Arcia
Western Plains
Motorcyclist dies after swerving to avoid debris
Garden City man J D Brewer, 73, died Saturday from injuries after his 2006 Honda motorcycle left the roadway on Kansas Highway 156 about a mile east of Garden City. He was wearing a helmet and was transported to St Catherine Hospital where he later died.
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Garden City
J.D. Brewer
Kansas Highway Patrol
Brewer
RHP
St. Catherine Hospital
KHP
Child dies after being hit by semi in Kansas
LIBERAL AP reports a 9 year old boy Caleb Garcia of Liberal was riding a bicycle on a city street near a highway when he failed to yield to a westbound semi trailer. The truck struck him as he approached the highway.
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Liberal
Kansas
The
Kansas Highway Patrol
Caleb Garcia
Beef Empire Days sale at Finney County Library prompts bookstore move
Friends of the Library host annual Beef Empire Days book sale through Sunday in the library meeting rooms. Hardbacks sell for 1 dollar and paperbacks for 50 cents with proceeds aiding library projects. The Kansas Room renovation, including a new conference table, chairs, reading area with electric fireplace, stations and shelving, is estimated at 9150 dollars, with 2400 dollars earmarked for furniture.
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Friends of the Library
Finney County Public Library
Friends
Kansas Room
High profile lawsuits flood Kansas courts in Topeka few to many
A wave of major lawsuits from political district boundaries to water rights and school funding reaches Kansas courts. Officials say the timing reflects coincidence and ongoing governance rather than a broad conflict, with trials underway or pending across Shawnee County and state agencies.
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Topeka
Kansas
Shawnee County
Senate
John Wratil
Vratil
Leawood Republican
Sam Brownback
Colorado
Arkansas
John Carlin
Bill Graves
Kathleen Sebelius
Nebraska
Derek Schmidt
Schmidt
House
Paul Davis
Davis
Lawrence
Via Christi halts kidney transplant program in Wichita
Via Christi Health suspended its kidney transplant program and ordered an independent review after four transplant recipients in the last year died within three weeks. One kidney failure also occurred but the patient survived. Transplants for awaiting patients will be referred to Oklahoma City, Tulsa or KU Medical Center as reviews proceed.
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Wichita
Via Christi Health
Carl Rider
Rider
Steve Nesbit
Via Christi
Kansas
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Okla
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City
Nesbit
Native American professors launch health site to battle diabetes
Lawrence AP native American professors Rhonda LeValdo and Teresa Trumbly Lamsam launched WellboundStorytellers.com to share health journeys and support for Native Americans facing Type 2 diabetes. The site grew quickly toward broader participation while linking to concerns about obesity and chronic illness in Native communities.
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Lawrence
Kansas
Rhonda LeValdo
Teresa Trumbly
Lamsam
University of Kansas
Pawhuska
Oklo
LeValdo
Acoma Pueblo
New Mexico
Haskell Indian Nations University
Native American Journalists Association
WellboundStorytellers.com
Darryl Tonemah
American Diabetes Association
Tornado sirens remain vital though upgrades loom
Jefferson City reports that sirens stay central to storm warnings despite cell phone alerts and weather radios. Joplin begins a 200000 dollar upgrade after a 161 fatal storm, while Cole County weighs rural siren coverage. Sedgwick County Kansas trims a 1250000 dollar upgrade to about 900000, enabling individual siren triggers.
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Jefferson City
Kansas
Joplin
Missouri
Cole County
Missouri Capitol
Sedgwick County
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Samplin
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Mike O’neal
O’neal
Attorney General
Nading
Stevens Park
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