KDOT approves bids for state highway projects in Kansas
The Kansas Department of Transportation announced approved bids for state highway construction and maintenance. In the southwest district a 12 mile feeding and sodding project along U.S. Highway 50 from the Kearny Finney county line to U.S. 83 junction was awarded to Dickhut Seed Co. Inc. of Scott City for 148 951.29 dollars.
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Kansas Department of Transportation
Kansas
Topeka
KDOT
U.S. Highway 50
Kearny-Finney County
Scott City
Dickhut Seed Co., Inc
Two Die in Southeast Kansas Vehicle Collision Near Douglass
Authorities report a two vehicle crash near Douglass in southeast Kansas left two people dead. A car and a motor home collided after one ran a stop sign, sending them into a ditch. Names were withheld as families were notified.
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Douglass
Kansas
Butler County Sheriffs Department
Kansas grain rescue training offered by KU institute
Lawrence based Kansas Fire and Rescue Training Institute, part of the University of Kansas continuing education program, will receive $90,000 from the Kansas Grain and Feed Association, the Kansas Cooperative Council and the Kansas Farmers Service Association to buy equipment for rescuing workers trapped in grain bins and hoppers across Kansas.
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Kansas Cooperative Council
Kansas Farmers Service Association
Kansas
Notable Kansans add Landon Chrysler and Parks
Gov. Sam Brownback announced new Notable Kansans during an Fort Scott event. Landon Walter Chrysler and Gordon Parks join artist John Steuart Curry and paleontologist George F Sternberg on the 25 member list for Kansas sesquicentennial. Two more announcements are planned.
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Alf Landon
Walter Chrysler
Gordon Parks
Sam Brownback
Parks
John Steuart Curry
George F Sternberg
Landon
U.S
Nancy Landon Kassebaum
Kansas
Animal health firm picks Lawrence for site
Argenta, a New Zealand based animal health firm, chooses Lawrence for a new research laboratory at a KU science facility. The deal includes a lease and up to 27 jobs within five years with $400000 in incentives from the Kansas Biosciences Authority and potential local grants. Beth Johnson notes Argenta weighed Manhattan and Colombia before visiting Lawrence.
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Lawrence Journal-World
Argenta
University of Kansas
Kansas Biosciences Authority
Beth Johnson
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Manhattan
Colombia
Pratt Keeps SRS Office Open With City Funding
Kansas Social and Rehabilitation Services will keep Pratt's south-central office open for two years as Pratt will pay 59,827 dollars annually for rent and 12 workers remain on staff. The plan mirrors a deal in Lawrence, with SRS aiming to meet cost cuts while maintaining services amid statewide office closures. The arrangement could be void if legislature funds come earlier or Pratt fails to pay its share.
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Topeka
Kansas Social and Rehabilitation Services
Rob Siedlecki
Pratt
Siedlecki
Kansas
Lawrence
Douglas County
SRS
Ers
Angela de Rocha
Fort Scott
Federal prosecutor promotes anti sex trafficking tactics nationwide
In Wichita, Assistant U.S. Attorney Cynthia Cordes outlines using domestic sex trafficking provisions to target customers. A DOJ pilot will expand enhanced task forces from St. Louis to western Kansas with headquarters in Kansas City. Cordes, cited at the Protect Our Children conference, highlighted sting operations against buyers and long federal sentences for pimps and customers.
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Kansas
Department of Justice
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Kansas City
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Barry Grissom
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Airport
Hilton
Congress
Independence, Co
Independence
Kansas to fund Planned Parenthood under court order
Kansas officials say they will comply with a federal judge's order to continue Title X funding for Planned Parenthood clinics while appealing a new state law that would strip funding for non abortion services. The ruling keeps payments on the prior quarterly schedule, aiding Wichita and Hays clinics serving about 5,700 patients, with questions remaining about the Dodge City facility.
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Wichita
Kansas
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Planned Parenthood
Marten
KDHE
Hays
Sam Brownback
Dodge City
Dodge City Clinic
Miranda Myrick
Karla Demuth
Dodge City Family Planning Clinic
Demuth
Associated Press
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