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Man dead, 3 hurt as storm tears through Wilson Lake, flipping campers
WILSON, Kan. (KAKE) - One person person is dead and three others were hurt when a severe storm hit Wilson Lake overnight, flipping campers parked at the lake for Independence Day. Russel County Sheriff Andrew Van Der Wege said numerous 911 calls were received after the storm hit at approximately...
Kansas Businessman Admits Guilt in Illegally Exporting Aviation Tech to Russia
A Kansas businessman has admitted to unlawfully exporting sensitive aviation technology to Russian companies, in direct violation of US sanctions. Kansas Businessman Guilty of Exporting Aviation Technology to Russian Companies. A Kansas City suburb resident, Douglas Edward Robertson, has become the second business executive in Kansas to admit guilt in...
Letter to the Times: First Presbyterian Church raising awareness of child gun deaths in Kansas
Firearms were involved in more child deaths in 2020 and 2021 than any other cause. On a per-capita basis, the firearm mortality rate among children and teens in the U.S. is more than 9.5 times the rate of Canada, the country with the second-highest child and teen firearm death rate. If firearm deaths in the U.S. had mirrored Canada’s rates between 2010 and 2021, approximately 30,000 U.S. children and teenagers would still be alive, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.
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