Croc photo stirs at Sternberg Museum showing pretend feeding
Picture This Cody Beaudry pretends to feed his 20 month old daughter Ella to a giant crocodile at Sternberg Museum in Hays while cousin Cameron watches. Photo contributed by Teresa Beaudry of Deerfield.
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Cody Beaudry
Ella
Sternberg Museum
Hays
Cameron
Teresa Beaudry
Deerfield
Kansas lawmakers conflict over sales tax rise for budget
Bipartisan coalitions in the Kansas House and Senate push plans to raise the sales tax from 5.3 to 6.3 percent to fund social services and public schools without deeper cuts. Senate plan targets 350 million for the new fiscal year with business tax increases. House plan aims about 300 million but details were undisclosed. Budget totals are 13.6 billion in both chambers, with debates to continue as Gov. Parkinson rejects further education or social service cuts.
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Weekend rally in Garden City targets immigration law
About 3,000 people are expected at a Kansas United Corp rally in Garden City on Saturday. The Wichita based group with a Garden City branch organized the event amid Arizona's new immigration enforcement law. Leaders fear similar measures may spread to Kansas, sparking concern among Hispanic communities while national debate on reform continues.
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Kansas United Corp
Wichita
Arizona
United States
Tucson
Flagstaff
Associated Press
Sunflower
Kansas
Eva Barraza
ESL students share journeys in end of year project
SHAJIA AHMAD reports ESL GCCC students at Garden City Community College presented stories of migration and growth. Francisco Acosta, from Cartagena Durango, described leaving family on Mother's Day, earning a GED, becoming a citizen, and pursuing a technical career while his daughter heads to Kansas State University. The event at Beth Tedrow Student Center portico showcased diverse backgrounds from Mexico, Latin America, Cameroon, and Myanmar, aiming to illuminate the immigrant experience for others.
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Blanca Sotelo
Garden City Community College
Beth Tedrow
United States
Francisco Acosta
Cartagena
Durango
Mexico
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc
Kansas State University
Garden City
Alejandra Mendoza
GCCC
Mendoza
Hugoton man on trial for first degree murder testimony heard voices
Michael Maestas 26 testified he heard voices before stabbing his mother Lorenza Maestas 52 to death in August 2009. Prosecutors and defense presented their cases on day one as jurors were deliberating four verdict options. Maestas reported the stabbing in a 911 call and later told police he heard voices and believed someone else was in the room.
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Michael Maestas
Lorenza Maestas
Maestas
Stevens County
Michael
Paul Kitzke
S. Jackson St
Ted Heaton
Heaton
Duane Topliss
Kitzke
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