Van overturns on I-35 in Franklin County injuring driver and boy
A moving van in the northbound lanes of I-35 overturned after changing lanes to avoid another vehicle about 3 p.m. Sunday inside Franklin County. The driver Hamid K. Narsingani, 48, of Euless Texas and his 12 year old passenger suffered unknown injuries.
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Kansas preempts challenges to funeral picketing and casino laws
State officials, led by Attorney General Paul Morrison, pursue pre emptive litigation to test constitutionality of two major laws. The funeral privacy act restricts funeral protests to at least 150 feet and curbs activity linked to the Westboro Baptist Church. A separate measure authorizes new state owned casinos and slot machines at race tracks.
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Topeka
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State Supreme Court
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Westboro
Packed house debates Boyda on Iraq war
In Ottawa a "Congress on the Corner" event drew a packed house for a debate on the Iraq War with U S Rep Nancy Boyda and staff. Boyda defended Democrats for scrapping a troop withdrawal timeline and for voting funds to continue the war through September after a veto and failed override.
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Brownback trails in missed votes during presidential bid
Kansas Senator Sam Brownback has missed about 58 of 181 Senate votes this year as he campaigns for president in Iowa and other early states. Political scientist Joe Aistrup notes extended campaigns cause higher absenteeism, while supporters defend the pattern as typical for a candidate on the trail.
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Harris News
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Kansas
Sam Brownback
Senate
Joe Biden
Delaware
Christopher Dodd
Connecticut
Barack Obama
Illinois
Towa
Morgan
Joe Aistrup
Kansas State University
Lyme disease and ticks raise alert on unseen dangers
In Ottawa, reports detail how ticks carry Lyme disease and the wide range of symptoms from paralysis to joint pain. The article notes dismissed warnings by health professionals and cites patients seeking diagnosis and awareness amid a growing U S issue.
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United States
Melanie Johnson
Ottawa
Lynne
Scott Dawson
Dawson
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