Hutchinson Mayor helps foil burglars and learns of his loss
Hutchinson Mayor Ron Sellers aided police by spotting suspicious neighbors at 3 a.m. A car the thieves fled in held recovered stolen property, including Sellers and his wife Ann's computers. Kenneth Thompson, 19, was arrested on multiple burglary counts, with more arrests expected as police review earlier cases.
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Ken Stephens
Ottawa Herald
Hutchinson
Ron Sellers
Sellers
Troy Hoover
Hoover
Curtis Black
Kenneth Thompson
Thompson
Black
Ann
Ann Sellers
Dick Heitschmidt
Kansas House panel backs Kobach citizenship proof bill
A Kansas House Elections Committee endorsed a bill requiring proof of citizenship for some first time voters, with a June 15 start for registrations, and potential House approval amid GOP support. The measure lists 13 documents, offers free birth certificates for applicants, and ties to a broader voter fraud stance.
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Kobach
Topeka
Kris Kobach
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House
Secretary of State
Alabama
Arizona
Donated Diamond Nets Over Six Thousand For Charity
A diamond dropped into a Salvation Army red kettle in Kansas sold for 6325 in an eBay auction. An out of state buyer purchased the ring after 86 bids during a weeklong sale. The Kansas City jeweler donated the ring and the old fashioned cut is believed to be more than a century old. Proceeds go to the Salvation Army in Wyandotte County Kansas City Kansas.
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Kansas
Kansas City
Kan
Wyandotte
Teachers to deliver pension petition to Topeka
Johnson County teachers travel to the Kansas Statehouse with about 6,400 signatures from all districts in the county. They protest Gov. Sam Brownback and the Republican legislature's plan to convert KPERS from a defined benefit to a defined contribution program to close an estimated 8.3 billion dollar funding gap.
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Topeka
Johnson County
Kansas Statehouse
Sam Brownback
Brownback
Kansas
KPERS
Scam artist poses as military man targeting Kansas churches
A man posing as a distressed veteran tries to dupe churches in Newton and surrounding communities by claiming a broken down truck after attending services. He asks for money via Walmart or other wire transfers, threatening to go AWOL. Sheriff chaplain says at least five Newton churches and others in Wellington Wichita Emporia Udall were contacted. Do not wire funds to unknown individuals.
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Kansas
Newton Kansan
Walmart
Jason Reynolds
Harvey County
Reynolds
Wellington
Wichita
Emporia
Udall
Kansan guards own camps and loyalties in wartime talk
In a rural dialogue Bobby learns Kansas hosts POW camps at Concordia and Neodesha for German prisoners, while Japanese internment camps are not in Kansas. Mr Collins fears loyalties may clash with family ties, hoping Nub’s hate ends. the tale hints at danger to Lela Ann.
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Germany
Daddy
Bobby
You
Japan
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Collins
Kansas
Concordia
Neodesha
Lela Ann
Nub
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