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Kansas homeowners now carry a bigger tax burden than commercial property owners
4+ hour, 32+ min ago (1576+ words) Headline: Winter Weather Advisory until SUN 6:00 PM CST Headline: Winter Weather Advisory from SUN 12:00 PM CST until MON 9:00 AM CST A yawning gap between surging home values and stagnant commercial assessments has fueled a significant shift in the Kansas property…...
Kansas boy lifted by fire truck to see injured firefighter father through hospital window
1+ week, 3+ day ago (153+ words) Headline: Red Flag Warning from THU 9:00 AM CST until THU 8:00 PM CST Headline: Red Flag Warning until THU 8:00 PM CST WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) --After his father was injured earlier this week while fighting fires in western Kansas, a young boy…...
President Trump nominates three Kansas attorneys for vacancies on U.S. District Court
1+ week, 3+ day ago (472+ words) Headline: Red Flag Warning from THU 11:00 AM CST until THU 8:00 PM CST TOPEKA " President Donald Trump nominated the director of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, the state attorney general's top appellate lawyer and a Great Bend attorney in private practice…...
Live updates: Wildfires impact portions of southwest Kansas amid high fire danger
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1377+ words) Headline: Red Flag Warning from WED 11:00 AM MST until WED 5:00 PM MST Headline: Red Flag Warning from WED 10:00 AM MST until WED 7:00 PM MST Headline: Red Flag Warning from WED 11:00 AM CST until WED 8:00 PM CST Headline: Red Flag Warning…...
Kansas Senate overturns governor’s veto of anti-trans ‘bathroom bill’
1+ week, 5+ day ago (598+ words) Headline: Red Flag Warning from WED 11:00 AM MST until WED 5:00 PM MST Headline: Red Flag Warning from WED 10:00 AM MST until WED 7:00 PM MST Headline: Red Flag Warning from WED 11:00 AM CST until WED 8:00 PM CST Headline: Red Flag Warning…...
Live updates: 4 Kansas towns evacuated due to wildfires
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1618+ words) Headline: Red Flag Warning from WED 11:00 AM MST until WED 5:00 PM MST Headline: Red Flag Warning from WED 10:00 AM MST until WED 7:00 PM MST Headline: Red Flag Warning from WED 11:00 AM CST until WED 8:00 PM CST Headline: Red Flag Warning…...
Kansas officials issue warning after heat lamp sparks shed fire with dogs inside
3+ week, 4+ day ago (178+ words) INDEPENDENCE, Kan. (KAKE) " Officials are sending a warning about heat lamps after a fire broke out in a southeast Kansas shed on Thursday morning while dogs were sleeping inside. The Independence Fire Department says firefighters were called to the 100 block…...
Another Kansas school district closes due to illness
3+ week, 4+ day ago (180+ words) LOST SPRINGS, Kan. (KAKE) - Another Kansas school district has announced a closure this week due to illness." Centre USD 397 Superintendent"Dan Ackland said schools will not be open Thursday or Friday, adding that 20% of students are out with illnesses that…...
Kansas insurance commissioner supports law that would eliminate breast cancer screening costs
3+ week, 6+ day ago (202+ words) TOPEKA, Kan. (KAKE) " Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt on Monday testified in support of SB 409, a bill introduced by her department that would eliminate the out-of-pocket expenses for supplemental and diagnostic breast cancer detection services, including MRIs, ultrasounds, and diagnostic…...
'Relentless pursuit': Kansas sheriff offers reward after 2 horses fatally shot
3+ week, 6+ day ago (214+ words) ESKRIDGE, Kan. (KAKE) - An eastern Kansas sheriff is offering a reward for information leading to the capture of the person or people who fatally shot two therapy horses last week." Wabaunsee County Sheriff Eric Kirsch said the horses were killed…...