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A man stole $391 in merchandise. Another man passed out on meth. A fire started and killed three young children. Here’s how their cases played out this month in Platte County.
Kansas lawmakers will make a lot more money next year... experts at Monarch Watch at the University of Kansas say fewer monarch butterflies are wintering in Mexico... lawmakers consider banning smoking at state-owned casinos... the KBI arrests a Topeka teacher for alleged sex crimes... and former KU basketball star Scot Pollard is hospitalized, awaiting a heart transplant. Those stories and more in this ad-free summary of area headlines.
The Kansas Supreme Court releases control of the Gannon case, which forced the state to spend more money on public schools... the KBI arrests a Kansas teacher for alleged sex crimes against a student... Marion County officials face another federal lawsuit following a police raid on a newspaper and the home of its publisher.... and state lawmakers want to make changes to mail-in ballots. Those stories and more, inside.