Author writes of deadly blizzard of 1888
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Through the lens: KofC to hosts free throw contest
On a cold day the Knights of Columbus hosted the annual free throw contest Jan.
Special artwork to be part of Cooks, Corks and Kegs
The annual Cooks, Corks and Kegs Fundraiser for Harvey County Big Brothers Big Sisters is sold out, or in the words of director Rachel Bachman, so close to sold out she would rather not disappoint someone calling for multiple tickets.
Trapper’s Rendezvous preparing for arctic temps this weekend
Overnight lows are predicted to be about -10 degrees this weekend, the traditional weekend for the Trapper’s Rendezvous at West Park.
A look inside Harvey County Talk
Lance Gormley pulls off a pair of headphones and pushes himself away from the table where he has spent an hour or so talking into a microphone and operating a video camera switcher.
Dick to play in NMKSO winter concert after winning competition
Special to the Kansan For the second consecutive year, a Bethel College student is the winner of the annual Dwight Beckham Young Soloist competition (college… Login to continue reading Login…
Opioid settlement money is meant to fight addiction, but Kansas gives a lot of it to police
Safe Streets, a coalition focused on preventing drug-related harms based in Wichita, applied for the state settlement funds.As millions of dollars flow into the state of Kansas from opioid settlement funds, local and statewide groups are vying for that money to address the growing opioid crisis in their communities.The money is part of national legal settlements against prescription opioid makers, distributors and pharmacies.
Abuse survivors renew push to remove age barrier to civil cases
TOPEKA — Armed with beaded bracelets and signs, a coalition of sexual abuse survivors returned Wednesday to the Statehouse to push for changes in state law that would allow them to file civil lawsuits at any age.Survivors Kim Bergman and Tess Ramirez posted at a table in the front entrance of the Capitol, pointing to younger images of themselves juxtaposed with their abuser as they argued for more accountability measures.Bergman said some lawmakers thought the issue had been taken care of in the last legislative session.“If you already voted for it, thinking that you did it all, we might as well just finish it up and get it done this year,” Bergman said.Their group, which has been advocating for changes for more than five years, worked with lawmakers last legislative session on a law that removed the statute of limitations on criminal prosecution.
State of the State: Kansas House Speaker pans Medicaid expansion, announces fight against ‘communist China’
TOPEKA — Republican legislators will guard against communist China espionage, provide tax cuts and eliminate wait times for disability services, House Speaker Dan Hawkins said in a rebuttal to Democratic Gov.
