Lawmaker seeks lottery subsidy for Wichita airfares
Kansas lawmaker Rep. Carlos Mayans proposes earmarking about 4 million dollars a year from lottery revenues to subsidize cheaper flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport. He argues the funds could attract a low-fare carrier to Wichita, tying seats sold to a monthly guarantee.
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Compensation for Cold War plant workers expands nationwide
The US government offers medical coverage and a $150,000 lump sum to thousands of former workers who suffered radiation related illnesses from government nuclear weapons work. The list covers over 300 sites in 37 states, including Spencer Chemical in Galena, shut in 1963, with ads and fliers to reach eligible Kansas workers.
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Kansas
Tragic Highway Crash Fatally Ends Driver Rogelio Barrera
State brief reports motorists and responders rescued Rogelio Barrera, 33, of Arkansas City, and three children from a wrecked car before it caught fire. Barrera died at the scene. Surviving family members were hospitalized in Wichita in serious to critical condition. The crash occurred on Kansas Highway 15 near Udall, and an investigation is underway.
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