Articles from the May 16, 2019 edition
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Kansas educators face quick rise in vaping at schools
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas educators are rushing to find ways to respond to a sharp increase in the number of students using electronic cigarettes in the state's high schools. The state Board of Education heard from educators on Tuesday that about a...
Texas woman pleads guilty in Kansas fair vendors' deaths
GREAT BEND, Kan. (AP) — A Texas woman has admitted to her role in the deaths of a couple who were killed at a Kansas fair after one suspect ordered the killings as part of a "carnival mafia" initiation. Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said 3...
Police look for motorcyclist who hit Kansas officer
BONNER SPRINGS, Kan. (AP) — Authorities are searching for a man who intentionally hit a northeast Kansas police officer with his motorcycle. The Kansas City Star reports that it happened around 3 p.m. Tuesday after the Bonner Springs police o...
By Dragging levee repairs leave riverside communities stressed
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Communities that were flooded when levees failed along the Missouri River earlier this spring will likely remain exposed to high water for months to come, leaving displaced residents wondering when — or if — they will be able to re...
Kitten stowaways found after long journey in steel column
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Five kittens that stowed away on a 400-mile trip to San Diego are looking for new homes. The San Diego Humane Society says the kittens somehow wound up inside a 60-foot steel column that was trucked from Hayward in the San F...
