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Another Man Arrested in Connection With Shooting at Kansas Nightclub

July 11, 2023
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WICHITA, Kan.—A second suspect is now in custody in connection with a shooting that injured nearly a dozen people earlier this month in Kansas, Wichita police announced Monday. A 27-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of aggravated battery and possession of a firearm by a felon. On Friday, a 19-year-old man was arrested. It wasn’t…

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1 Man Arrested, 1 Sought in Connection With Kansas Nightclub Shooting

July 9, 2023
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WICHITA, Kan.—A 19-year-old man is in custody in connection with a mass shooting a week ago inside a Kansas nightclub, and police have identified a second man being sought. Wichita police arrested the man Friday as a suspect in the shooting on July 2 at City Nightz in downtown Wichita. Nine people suffered gunshot wounds…

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Kansas Nightclub Shooting Leaves 9 Injured; Police Capture One of Multiple Suspected Shooters

July 2, 2023
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A shooting in a Kansas nightclub early Sunday morning left seven people with gunshot wounds and two more people hospitalized after being trampled in a rush for the exits, police said. Wichita Police Lt. Aaron Moses said investigators believe several shooters opened fire inside the City Nightz club just before 1 a.m. One suspect was…

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Prosecutors Files Charges in Shooting That Killed 3 and Wounded 6 in Kansas City

June 26, 2023
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KANSAS CITY, Mo.—A 26-year-old man was charged Monday in a weekend shooting that killed three people and wounded six more in Kansas City, police said. Keivon Greene is accused of first-degree assault and armed criminal action, and prosecutors said they expect to file more charges. A second suspect was involved in the shooting, according to…

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Kansas AG Seeks to Block Alterations to Transgender People’s Birth Certificates

June 26, 2023
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Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach filed a petition in federal court asking a judge to end a mandate requiring Kansas to allow transgender individuals to alter their birth certificates. If Kobach is successful, those who identify as transgender could be prevented from altering their birth certificates to reflect their gender identities if the state’s Republican…

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Former FBI Analyst Sentenced to Prison for Keeping ‘Extremely Sensitive’ Classified Documents at Home

June 22, 2023
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A former FBI agent from Kansas will serve prison time for illegally keeping classified documents related to national defense at her home, the Justice Department said. Kendra Kingsbury, who worked as an intelligence analyst for the FBI’s Kansas City Division, was sentenced on June 21 to three years and 10 months in federal prison without…

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Former FBI Analyst Sentenced to Jail for Keeping ‘Extremely Sensitive’ Classified Documents at Home

June 22, 2023
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A former Kansas FBI agent is going to serve jail time for illegally keeping classified documents related to national defense at her home, the Justice Department said. Kendra Kingsbury, who worked as an intelligence analyst for the FBI’s Kansas City Division, was sentenced on Wednesday to three years and 10 months in federal prison without…

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FBI Investigates After 100 Letters Containing White Powder Sent to Kansas Lawmakers

June 19, 2023
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Republican lawmakers and officials in Kansas said they received letters containing white powder, and the FBI along with state investigators are now involved. In a June 18 statement, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation confirmed “the white powder found in letters sent to Kansas legislators and public officials” and that about 100 such letters were sent…

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19 States Sue EPA Over California’s New Zero-Emission Rules for Big Rigs

June 13, 2023
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A coalition of states has filed a lawsuit seeking a review of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to grant waivers to California that allows the state to ban new diesel-powered heavy-duty truck sales in 2035. Iowa’s Attorney General Brenna Bird led the group of 19 states that filed the legal action on June 5…

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IN-DEPTH: ‘No Remediation’: A Broken Turbine in Kansas Shows how Wind Companies Evade Responsibility

May 26, 2023
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For Kansas state Rep. Carrie Barth, the broken turbine in Marshall County and its fiberglass debris scattered across farmland has confirmed one of the many loopholes industrial wind companies have to distance themselves from responsibilities to the residents who live in their shadow. “We have all of these bureaucracies to deal with health and environment,…

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