Flu season worsens as vaccines lag nationwide
The 2008 flu season shows rising cases across Kansas and 30 states with widespread influenza. CDC notes the vaccine fails to cover two main viruses, and many vaccinated individuals still fall ill. Parents report prolonged illness and high household impact as schools see multiple absences.
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Last Call shooting suspect arrested in Kentucky
The suspect in Sundays shooting in front of Last Call in downtown Lawrence was arrested Friday night in Hopkinsville Kentucky. Carlos Jerome Jackson 26 of Topeka was taken from relatives home by Hopkinsville police and U S Marshals. He faces three counts of aggravated battery in the shootings of two Last Call employees and a 15 year old patron. Lawrence police will pursue extradition to Kansas.
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Free State grad proud of response to shootings
Free State High School graduate Travis Karr, now a fire fighter-paramedic in DeKalb, Illinois, returned to work after entering Cole Hall at Northern Illinois University during a deadly campus shooting. He praised his ambulance crew and said he seeks a return to normal daily life despite the tragedy.
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Brownback pushes apology to Indians within health care bill
Senate amends an Indian health care bill with a resolution apologizing to American Indians for past mistreatment. Senator Sam Brownback, lead sponsor since 2004, says the apology seeks to heal years of broken treaties and ill conceived policies while advocates urge concrete actions to address ongoing harms. The measure follows rare congressional apologies in 1988 and 1993 for Japanese-Americans and native Hawaiians.
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Congress
Coming Sunday: Kansas Votes Again in Presidential Race
The piece notes Kansas last backed a Democratic presidential candidate in 1964 and asks readers to weigh the chances for the upcoming contest, signaling a preview of political trends and regional voter sentiment.
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