Officer awarded for bravery at state conference
Garden City Officer Master Patrol Officer Lée Stevens received the Gold Award for Valor at the Kansas Law Enforcement Conference in Topeka, among 46 individual honors from 142 nominations. The recognition cited saving a woman from a Garden City home during a January 2008 incident. Stevens had previously earned the GCPD Gold Valor Award this year for related actions.
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Sobriety checkpoint planned across Finney County roads
The Kansas Highway Patrol will conduct a sobriety checkpoint from today through Sunday on highways across Finney County. The effort aims to detect and remove alcohol or drug impaired drivers from Kansas roadways. For more information contact the KHP at 276 3201.
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Finney County
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Swine flu circulating at Fort Riley officials say
Kansas health officials report 69 confirmed H1N1 cases statewide with 36 in counties around Fort Riley. Seven new cases include Geary and Riley counties while totals by county list Geary 15 Johnson 11 Wyandotte 12 Saline 5 Sedgwick 1 Ottawa 1 Dickinson 2 Ford 1 Riley 2.
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Ford
Johnson
Ottawa
Saline
Sedgwick
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Kansas Regents To Raise Tuition After State Budget Cuts
The Board of Regents announced higher tuition across Kansas public universities to offset a 17 million dollar 3 percent budget cut. Regents will decide the exact increases in June, with proposals from 2.9 to 7.5 percent. University leaders blame the Legislature for not prioritizing higher education.
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Robert Hemenway
Ing College
Gary Sherrer
Overland Park
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Lariviere
Sherrer
Christine Downey- Schmidt
Inman
University
Emporia State
Fort Hays
Kansas State
Pittsburg State
Wichita State
Kansas Board of Regents
Kansas history photos highlight diverse immigrant stories
The Stauth Memorial Museum in Montezuma hosts seven Kansas History Society exhibits through June 21, including a photo narrative of Native American Kansans and immigrant tales from Russians, Germans, Arabs, Mexican-Americans, and Southeast Asians. Kim Legleiter notes field trips have declined due to budget cuts while stressing the exhibits’ unity and accessibility.
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Legleiter
Leigh Bird
Kansas City Star
Stauth Memorial Museum
State
Laos
Jaren Geisick
Kim Legleiter
Nicodemus
Sublette
Governor signs bill making cockfighting a felony in Kansas
Gov. Mark Parkinson signed a bill that makes cockfighting a felony in Kansas and strengthens penalties for drug trafficking and assaulting officers. The measure, effective July 1, increases penalties, allows asset seizures, and requires prison terms for some battery against officers. It also hikes sentences for drug traffickers with firearms. Federal aid sought for winter storm damage totaling over 18.6 million across 62 counties, with Butler Cowley and Greenwood hardest hit.
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Mark Parkinson
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Parkinson
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Kathleen Sebelius
Butler
Cowley
Greenwood
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