Lawmakers reject gun safety push amid youth death by own action debate
Kansas lawmakers on a mental health committee rejected gun safety measures and urged focus on social media and internet factors behind youth death by own action. debate noted 65 percent rise in youth death by own action 2001-2020 and 68 percent rise in emergency visits for suicide attempts 2019-2021.
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Doug Blex
R-Independence
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Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Carolyn McGinn
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Man arrested after stolen truck crash in Lawrence
Lawrence police say a man involved in a stolen truck crash on Vermont Street led officers to a wreck at East 12th and Summit where a power pole was hit and lines went down. Thomas Obiel Price of Lawrence was booked on theft and related charges, held on bonds, and bailed out.
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Two Texans Hit by Car on I 70 While Helping Push Cycle
Two Texas men were hospitalized after being struck by a car on Interstate 70 as they attempted to push a motorcycle off the highway. Kansas Highway Patrol said the crash occurred about 1 15 p.m. at the noted location.
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Kansas Highway Patrol
Motorcycle push incident on Kansas Turnpike near Douglas County
Two men from Texas and Dallas attempted to push a disabled 2019 Harley Davidson from the westbound left shoulder to the right shoulder on mile marker 188 near the rest area. They reached the right westbound lane when struck by a 2014 Buick Encore driven by Harry Taylor of Great Bend. Vega and Hanson were taken to Stormont Vail in Topeka for suspected minor injuries. Taylor and a Buick passenger refused treatment.
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Timothy Hanson
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Harry Taylor
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Hanson
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