Parkinson to endorse Holland in statewide governor bid
AP reports Kansas Governor Mark Parkinson plans to endorse Sen. Tom Holland of Baldwin City in the Democratic primary for governor. Holland, the party’s lone candidate, runs with Kelly Kultala as running mate. Parkinson will attend a Statehouse rally Thursday to back Holland.
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Overland Park
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Derby
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Spirit One Christian Center
Wichita
Illegal immigrant sentenced in Kansas court
In Wichita, U S District Judge Eric Melgren sentenced Juan Arturo Florez to 15 months for illegal reentry after deportation. Prosecutors cited a prior cocaine with intent to distribute conviction. Florez, who spent years in Dallas as a youth, faced leniency arguments from his defense lawyer.
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U.S
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Great Bend
Wichita man convicted in nightclub killing case
Sedgwick County jurors deliberated about four hours before finding 28 year old Jason Cruz guilty of first degree premeditated murder in the August 2008 death of 21 year old Larry Barnett at a Wichita nightclub. He also was acquitted in the separate killing at a strip club.
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Sedgwick County
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Wheat harvest midpoint as sun fuels strong Kansas yields
Kansas wheat harvest reaches about 56 percent good to excellent with over half the crop cut statewide. Farmers report yields from 40 to 90 bushels per acre in Lane County and 50 to 60 bushels at Dodge City co-ops, aided by 1,000 bushels-per-hour combines and fungicide to curb stripe rust.
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Tanner
Tanner Ehmke
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Dodge City
Friesen
Justin Gilpin
Kansas Wheat
Texas
Oklahoma
Gilpin
Rich Randall
Scott City
Frontier Ag
WaKeeney
Lynette Anderson
No decision on fate of armory building
City officials have yet to decide what to do with the armory south of town handed back by the Kansas National Guard in February. It now houses old meters being replaced with digital units to save storage costs. Community groups have shown interest, but flood plain concerns deter selling. A town hall at Florence Wilson Elementary drew mixed attendance as the city continues outreach and a broadcast will run on channel 8 until July 14.
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Kansas 16th in U S obesity ranks in new report
The Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released F as in Fat assessing adult obesity 28.1 percent in Kansas from 2007 to 2009 with 64.7 percent overweight. National rates 34 percent obese, 68 percent overweight. The report highlights health costs and disparities across race income and region. It notes Kansas black adults 41.9 percent obese and Hispanic 82.8 percent, with Kansas youth obesity at 12.4 percent among high school students.
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