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State capital: Topeka Entered Union: Jan. 29, 1861 Population: 2,735,502 (2004 estimate) Area 81,815 sq mi. (211,901 sq km) Governor: Kathleen Sebelius (Democrat) U.S. Representatives: 4 State nicknames: Sunflower State, Jayhawk State |
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Kansas NewsRail's western Kansas route in question<p>A proponent of linking Amtrak's Southwest Chief to passenger rail service in Oklahoma suggests Kansas lawmakers also should act, and do so quickly, to ensure the Southwest Chief continues to cross western Kansas.</p> Kansas unveils new lottery game ahead of sesquicentennial celebration<p>The states anti-gambling founders probably would not have approved, but Kansas on Friday unveiled a new lottery game to get a jump on celebrating its 150th birthday.</p> Harper soldier killed in Afghanistan IED attack<p>The war in Afghanistan takes the life of a Kansas soldier. The Department of Defense says Staff Sgt.</p> Colorado man sentenced to more than 16 years for armed holdup of Kansas bank<p>A Colorado man has been sentenced to more than 16 years in federal prison for a 2004 bank robbery in Kansas.</p> State of Kansas Labor: Improving<p>Secretary of Labor Jim Garner says that the number of unemployed Kansans filing for first-time unemployment benefits is down from last year and that companies are beginning to hire new employees.</p> Kansas Chamber still at it<p>Though nearly all the state lawmakers that it targeted for defeat won their August primaries, the Kansas Chamber of Commerce isna t giving up.</p> Muslims in southwest Kansas seek separate cemetery<p>Muslim leaders in southwest Kansas are considering opening a private cemetery after city officials turned down their request to create a separate burial area at a municipal cemetery.</p> Choice of Kansas justice proceeds under legal cloud<p>Kansas moved ahead toward selecting a new state Supreme Court justice on Wednesday, while facing a federal lawsuit alleging that voters' rights are being violated because lawyers unfairly dominate the process.</p> Huelskamp to Washington: Make a U-turn<p>September 2, 2010 7:02 p.m. Tim Huelskamp, running for Congress, makes a point, as Kyle Radenberg looks on, at Thursday nighta s meeting of the Central Kansas 9.12 Coalition at the Highland Hotel and Convention Center.</p> Candidate for Kansas governor growing grass roots under RV<p>The other day we noticed someone was living in an RV parked in the vacant lot across from our house.Do you think we should call the city? my wife asked.Maybe, I said.</p> Foundation ranks Kansas roads third in the nation<p>Kansas has some of the best roads in the country according to a study released Thursday by the Reason Foundation.The Libertarian think tank&#8217;s study looked at 11 parameters including costs per mile, congestion, pavement condition, deficient bridges and fatalities.Nationwide, only North Dakota and Montana ranked higher than Kansas ...</p> Ex-Kansas AG's Ethics Case Postponed Until February<p>A panel for the state Board for Discipline of Attorneys rescheduled the hearing this week after Kline hired new attorneys.</p> Unincorporated SE Kansas Town Finally On State Map<p>The community of Chicopee just west of Pittsburg will be on the map starting in 2011.</p> Brookens to try for legislation to establish jail assessment<p>State Rep. Bob Brookens promised the Marion County Commission Tuesday, Aug. 31, that he would try to get legislation passed for a state statute enabling Marion County to charge a per-taxing-unit fee or assessment to build a jail.</p> Kansas past plagues Colo. governor hopeful<p>Colorado gubernatorial hopeful Dan Maes' murky past in Kansas law enforcement has become the latest distraction in his gaffe-ridden campaign.</p> Climate change could cost Kansas $1 billion<p>If the two most common topics of early August conversations wearied you, prepare to be positively worn out by future summer chats.</p> This Weekend in Kansas City | It's time for a Renaissance<p>Turkey legs! Jousting! Pirates! Yup, its Kansas City Renaissance Festival time again.</p> Prosecutors to Seek Life in Prison for Suspect in Kimmi Murder Case<p>A Kansas man will face capital murder charges, but not the death penalty, in what prosecutors say was the contract killing of a Atchison County grandmother, a judge ruled on Wednesday.</p> Outgoing Kansas governor issues order aimed at making state anti-hunger task force permanent<p>Outgoing Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson hopes an anti-hunger task force becomes a permanent part of state government.</p> Kansas high court to fill vacancy<p>The Kansas Office of Judicial Administration announced Wednesday that 13 applications were received to fill a vacancy on the Kansas Supreme Court.</p> |
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