Davis and Docking enter race for Kansas governor and lieutenant
Kansas Democrat Paul Davis and running mate Jill Docking filed Thursday to seek the governorship and lieutenant governorship. Davis, a 12 year Kansas Legislature veteran, framed a moderate platform. Docking cited fiscal woes from the Brownback era, including a projected billion dollar deficit, weak business growth, and credit downgrades, as motives for challenging Gov. Brownback and Lt. Gov. Colyer. Docking has two decades in financial advising and has chaired the Kansas Board of Regents.
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Schmidt seeks another term as Kansas AG
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt, a Republican from Independence, filed to run for a second four year term. He notes achievements including a new KBI crime laboratory, Hard 50 statute overhaul, elder abuse protections, and a Child Victims Unit, plus battles against EPA rules, federal health care law, and the lesser prairie chicken listing. Democrat A J Kotich has filed to run in the primary.
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Son honors father with wartime aviation tribute at airport
Nelson Schwartz, a Korean War veteran, is surprised by a plaque from his son Elwin during a display of 1943 Telegram souvenir editions at Garden City Regional Airport. The exhibit reprints wartime pages honoring the Army Airfield and local supporters, with the B 17 Sentimental Journey visiting for viewings and rides through Monday.
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Rains lift some hope as northwest Kansas drought lingers
Northwest Kansas sees scattered rains with 2.66 inches near Levant in Thomas County and 2.56 inches at Gem east of Colby, but overall six‑day totals lag, leaving most wheat in poor condition. Kansas wheat and corn crops remain stressed, pasture conditions bleak, CoCoRaHS observers report variable moisture across the region.
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