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# Kansas

This year
2023
85-year-old white man charged after allegedly shooting black teen who rang doorbell in Missouri
Ralph Paul Yarl, 16, is in critical condition after he was shot twice, once in the head.
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Apr 18th 2023, 8:32 AM
Last year
2022
Kansas puts abortion rights on the ballot in test case for US
Advocates look nervously to neighboring Oklahoma and Missouri which have implemented near-total bans.
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Jul 31st 2022, 6:31 PM
All time
Four dead and five injured in shooting at Kansas bar overnight
Authorities said the shooting stemmed from an earlier altercation.
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Oct 6th 2019, 3:45 PM
Designer of Kansas water slide arrested after it decapitated 10-year-old boy
Caleb Schwab died on the 17-story water slide in 2016 after his raft went airborne and hit an overhead loop.
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Apr 3rd 2018, 2:15 PM
'A prank has cost an innocent life': Online gamer shot dead by police after row over $2 Call of Duty bet
The man was shot dead in Kansas this week.
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Dec 30th 2017, 11:15 AM
'It's nice outside' - Man wrongly convicted of double murder freed after 23 years
“The investigation was hasty and superficial,” said the Midwest Innocence Project, which helped free McIntyre.
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Oct 14th 2017, 11:44 AM
16-year-old boy running for Kansas governor seat
The teenager said he would support legalising marijuana for medical purposes but he is conservative on gun rights.
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Aug 19th 2017, 1:00 PM
'He was just enjoying his glass of beer': Family's distress after Indian men shot in 'hate crime'
India has demanded the “strongest action” from the US government over the incident.
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Feb 26th 2017, 5:09 PM
Chelsea Manning ends hunger strike as US army agrees to pay for her gender surgery
Manning, famed for providing classified documents to whistleblower site Wikileaks, had been on hunger strike since last Friday.
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Sep 14th 2016, 8:53 AM
Chelsea Manning begins hunger strike in military prison
She claims the military is refusing to treat her gender dysphoria.
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Sep 9th 2016, 10:52 PM
10-year-old boy dies on world's tallest water slide
The child died on a 168-foot-tall water slide that has 264 stairs leading to the top.
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Aug 8th 2016, 10:43 AM
Chelsea Manning could be placed in solitary confinement in wake of suicide attempt
The 28-year-old faces three new charges – including “conduct which threatens”.
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Jul 29th 2016, 7:56 AM
Chelsea Manning hospitalised after reports of attempted suicide
Manning’s lawyer and support team were unable to immediately confirm reports.
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Jul 6th 2016, 9:06 PM
Three killed, 14 wounded after man storms workplace with "assault-style" weapon
The man was shot dead by police.
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Feb 26th 2016, 7:12 AM
Sonogram shows dying twin holding his unborn sister's hand
Ian and Brittani McIntire’s unborn baby son has a hole in his heart and problems with the development of his brain.
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Feb 18th 2016, 2:44 PM
Dramatic video shows toddler rescued from scorching hot car
The two-year-old was saved from the car in temperatures of 101 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Jul 21st 2015, 10:29 AM
Man found "making final preparations" for suicide attack on military base
He was arrested and has been charged.
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Apr 10th 2015, 6:48 PM
Small plane crashes at Kansas airport during take off
One person is reported to be in a critical condition.
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Oct 30th 2014, 3:48 PM
Baby girl dies after being left in hot car in 32 degree heat
The foster parent who was looking after the child said he’d forgotten about her until something on TV jogged his memory.
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Jul 26th 2014, 7:52 PM
Woman sets her house on fire while trying to kill a spider
Makes total sense.
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Jul 1st 2014, 1:50 PM
Man with 'MURDER' tattooed on his neck is now on trial for murder...and wants the tattoo removed
His lawyers believe the ink may prejudice a jury.
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Apr 23rd 2014, 10:55 AM
'Neo-Nazi' gunman kills three at US Jewish sites on eve of Passover
The suspect was heard yelling “Heil Hitler” as police officers escorted him away.
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Apr 14th 2014, 8:53 AM
Fred Phelps, the founder of the Westboro Baptist Church, has died
The controversial church leader died at the age of 84.
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Mar 20th 2014, 4:00 PM
Chelsea Manning is going to court to have her name legally changed from Bradley
Fort Leavenworth have said Manning would have to get a legal name change to be known in the prison as Chelsea.
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Mar 20th 2014, 3:22 PM
Ronan Farrow tackles anti-gay laws, cannabis and Ukraine in MSNBC debut
The 26-year-old son of Mia Farrow and Woody Allen says his new show is about giving his generation a fresh alternative to TV news.
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Feb 25th 2014, 9:40 AM
Local news channel interview 'mellowed' teen about high school crime
He’s just really, really chilled out, ok?
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Jan 20th 2014, 1:40 PM
Massive jumbo jet mistakenly lands at tiny airport... and now it's stuck
Have you tried going out the way you came in?
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Nov 21st 2013, 3:51 PM
Passenger kicked off plane for over-singing Whitney Houston
The authorities did not always love her.
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May 13th 2013, 6:33 PM
Woman comes face to face with circus tiger in bathroom
What do tigers dream of, when they take a little tiger snooze?
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Apr 23rd 2013, 10:17 AM
Woman arrested after locking malnourished daughter, 10, in closet
US authorities say the 29-year-old woman faces charges of assault, child abuse and endangerment.
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Jun 24th 2012, 3:16 PM
Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads
The very best of the week’s writing from around the web…
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May 27th 2012, 11:00 AM
VIDEO: Couple tie the knot... as 250kph tornado drops behind them
Caleb and Candra Pence carried on regardless, with the bride reportedly saying: “I don’t want to hear it.”
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May 25th 2012, 7:07 PM
US storms: Tornado kills 5 in Oklahoma
Five people, including two children, have been killed by a tornado that struck in Oklamhoma early this morning after warning signals failed to sound.
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Apr 15th 2012, 12:34 PM
Woman banned from slaughtering chickens as part of art installation
Kansas artist Amber Hansen wanted to publicly slaughter the birds to demonstrate the process to meat eaters and challenge “the contemporary view of chickens as merely ‘livestock’”.
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Feb 29th 2012, 10:37 AM
Bishop charged for not reporting child images on priest's laptop
Kansas bishop Robert Finn knew of suspicions around priest Shawn Ratigan, but did not report them, prosecutors say.
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Oct 14th 2011, 8:43 PM
Watch: Foo Fighters organise Westboro Baptist Church counter-protest
The US band heard that the controversial church members were coming to picket their show, so they organised a very special performance…
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Sep 18th 2011, 1:54 PM
Violent storms kill 13 people across central United States
Winds of more than 150 mph have hit the central US – flattening homes, crushing cars, and killing 13 people in Oklahoma, Kansas and Arkansas.
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May 25th 2011, 2:58 PM
The Daily Fix: Saturday
In today’s Daily Fix: Video of Bin Laden watching video of himself; a reduction on Ireland’s bailout interest rate; cheaper rail fares, David Beckham in a car accident; and an incredible new flexible phone.
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May 7th 2011, 7:49 PM
Boy, aged 7, mauled by leopard at popular Kansas zoo
The terrifying ordeal left the boy hospitalised with deep scratches to his head and neck but he is expected to be okay.
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May 7th 2011, 4:32 PM