Bill by Oleen aims to curb infant abandonment in Kansas
Sen. Lana Oleen introduces a bill to allow safe infant surrenders at hospitals fire stations or health departments without criminal penalties. The plan would place babies with the Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services and begin termination of parental rights while offering a two week reconsideration period. Critics say broader social support is needed beyond a Band-Aid solution.
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Topeka
Junction City
Lana Oleen
Oleen
Colorado
Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
SRS
Stacey Hetman
Audit shows good effort for state senior care
A state review found Kansas aging services generally meet older clients needs though looming federal rule changes may threaten in the future. The audit presented to the Legislative Post Audit Committee praised Area Agencies on Aging as the system’s pulse point and noted timely service and plans meeting client needs.
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Hartis
Topeka
The
Legislative Post
Lana Oleen
Manhattan
Home Health Agen
Cies
Legislative Division of Post Audit
Hesston Tornado Ten Years On Haunts Kansas Town
Ten years after the Hesston tornado Kansans recall the destruction and loss. survivors like Twila Good still grieve and built anew while life returns with lingering fear and caution. The Hesston event stands among historic Kansas twisters alongside Andover Haysville Udall Topeka and Lake Perry incidents.
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Wichita
Kansas
Hesston
Twila Good
Bob
Harvey County
Andover
Haysville
Udall
Topeka
Lake Perry
Kerry Krehbiel
Kropf Lumber
Krehbiel
Hesston High School
Review of former Revenue attorney's firing case in Kansas
The Kansas Civil Service Board Hearings probe the 1997 firing of David Prager III, the department's senior corporate tax attorney, who says he was dismissed for exposing internal problems to Gov. Bill Graves. Prager cites whistleblower rights while officials cite misconduct and insubordination.
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Topeka
Department of Revenue
Bill Graves
State Civil Service Board
David Prager III
Graves
Prager
Revenue
John LaFaver
LaFaver
Civil Service Board
Prairie Band Potawatomi Tribe
Internal Revenue Service
Kansas
Mark Burghart
Teens to be tried as adults in double murder case
Three juveniles Keith Mays Shawndell Mays and Carvelle England were ordered to stand trial as adults for two counts of first degree murder. Authorities say Morton 21 and Union 33 were killed in January in retaliation for a prior October 1998 drive by shooting that wounded a 10 year old girl.
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Kansas City
Kan
Keith Mays
Shawndell Mays
Carvelle England
Joseph Morton
Christopher Union
Morton
Union
Shanelle Coo
Curtis Calera
Aga Ae
Coleman
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Kansas Children’s Service League
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Simply Wireless
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Aerial Advantage
Aerial Communications, Inc
Aerial Communications Inc
Nokia
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GSM Global Network
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