Swine flu outbreaks spread across Kansas health officials report
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment says swine and seasonal flu are widespread as swine flu vaccine shipments arrive. In the week ending Oct 10 there were 30 pneumonia or influenza deaths of 456 total, with 92 deaths in that period. Eight deaths were linked to H1N1. a 48 year old southwest Kansas woman died with an underlying condition.
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Topeka
Kansas
Department of Health and Environment
Jason Eberhart-Phillips
Health Department
Maggie Thompson
Former Wichita mayor-led group submits southeast Kansas casino plan
Ozark Trail Gaming LLC, led by a former Wichita mayor, filed by Monday to pursue a casino project about one mile north of Interstate 44 near the Oklahoma border in southeast Cherokee County. The proposal, valued around 225 million dollars, marks the first substantive bid since 2008 and sets a Jan. 19 deadline for Kansas Lottery contract negotiations.
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Wichita
Kansas
Ozark Trail Gaming LLC
Kansas Lottery
Oklahoma
Cherokee County
Lottery
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Wyomissing
Penn
Bob Knight
Ozark Trail
Knight
Medal honors faith and service in Catholic community
Esquire Donita McMillan helped design the It helps me in my own faith medal with Hasty Awards. After drafts and church approvals, 100 medals were produced for Catholic Church members. McMillan praised the people she worked with and was named a member of the Order of Saint Anne, known as Esquire Donita in orders.
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Hasty Awards
Order of Saint Anne
Fisher: Church treasurer pleads no contest to theft
Fisher, former treasurer at a church on 219 S Cedar St, changed his September plea from not guilty to no contest after being accused of stealing nearly 30,000. State prosecutor Will Hurst questioned the restitution, noting it may be less than the total stolen, while church members described remorse and that funds helped meet needs.
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Williams
S. Cedar St
Will Hurst
Riley County officers injured in rollover crash response
Two Riley County police officers were injured while responding to a rollover crash on Kansas 177. They were flown to Via Christi Regional Medical Center in Wichita with serious but non life threatening injuries. The unoccupied struck vehicle and the initial driver were not harmed. In Kansas City Rod Jetton, former House speaker, says he lacks power though he campaigns to influence legislation. He faces scrutiny from lawmakers and lobbyists over perceived influence without lobbyist registration.
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Riley County
Via Christi
Wichita
Kansas 177
Kansas City, Mo
Rod Jetton
Jefferson City
Kansas City
Two KC Firefighters Burned Fighting Vacant Apt Blaze
Two Kansas City firefighters were injured battling a fire at a vacant apartment building. Battalion Chief Joe Vitale said both were admitted to the University of Kansas Hospital with burn injuries, one sustaining serious burns to the hands and the other to extremities.
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Kansas City, Mo
Kansas City
Joe Vitale
University of Kansas Hospital
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