Splitsville Ottawa Split at Atchison Highlighted
Brief sports note reports Splitsville Ottawa earning a split at Atchison with further weather outlook: tonight cloudy low 15 to 20, Sunday mostly cloudy with highs 40 to 45, Sunday night 30s, and Monday dry with highs 45 to 55. Weather details continue on Page 2.
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Ottawa
Atchison
Neighbors Clash Over Planned Northeastern Franklin Dairy
John Coen and five farmers plan Tally Creek Dairy, a cooperative owned facility 10 miles northeast of Ottawa on 107 acres with starting capacity of 750 cattle, potentially over 1000, drawing neighbor opposition over traffic, odors, and water safety. KDHE review pending.
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John Coen
Franklin County
Coen
Steve Pfeiffer
21St Century Dairies
Tally Creek Dairy
21St Century Alliance
Manhattan
Washington County
Tribune
Ottawa
Mattie Perry
Homer
Perry
Arlo Hermreck
Slot bill splits Kansas Senate racing revenue debate
A Kansas slot machine bill faces a mixed Senate committee vote outlook as four oppose, three back, and two undecided. The plan would allow machines at dog and horse tracks if home county voters approve, with 20 percent of revenue to the state. Backers claim up to 50 million annually. critics warn of gambling harms and social costs.
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Topeka
Kansas
Senate
Senate Committee
John Wratil
Leawood
Ruth Teichman
Great Bend
Federal and State Affairs Committee
Teichman
Wratil
Mark Gilstrap
Kansas City
Wyandotte County
Woodlands
Chris Steineger
Kan
Gilstrap
Pete Brungardt
Missouri
Brungardt
Salina
Rip Gooch
Wichita
Gooch
Jim Barnett
R-Emporia
Bob Lyon
R-Winchester
Kay O'Connor
R-Clathe
Kansas contract farmers seek protections from firms
Southeast Kansas turkey producers urge stronger rules as they contract with large companies. Bills before the House Agriculture Committee aim to curb unfair practices, permit sharing contract details with advisers, and mirror protections seen in other states amid a national shift to contract farming in poultry and pork, with opposition fearing reduced voluntary agreements.
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Topeka
Kansas
House Agriculture Committee
Cherokee County
Warren Scott
Butterball Turkey Co
Bruce Larkin
D-Baileyville
House Agriculture
Dan Johnson
R-Hays
Scott
Johnson
Kansas Livestock Association
Kansas Grain and Feed Association
Supreme Court to hear heat sensor surveillance case
San Diego AP report outlines a high tech policing debate as the Supreme Court prepares to rule on Fourth Amendment privacy when heat-detection devices uncover a marijuana operation. Lawyers weigh technology against individual rights while DEA and police rely on new tools like face mapping and alcohol sensors in privacy guidelines at the ABA winter meeting.
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San Diego
Supreme Court
American Bar Association
Danny Lee Kyllo
Kansas Board Restores Evolution in Science Standards
The Kansas State Board of Education voted to restore evolution as a central concept in state science testing standards, reversing the 1999 changes. The debate sparked national attention, with Gov Graves calling the move terrible and educators noting ongoing disputes over life's origins and science education.
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Associated Press
Topeka
State Board of Education
Kansas
Bill Graves
Arizona
Dorothy
Toto
Eugenie Scott
National Center For Science Education
Scott
Ken Bingman
Johnson County
Sue Gamble
Linda Holloway
Bingman
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