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Kansas News Sun March 21, 2010
Parts of Kansas have begun seeing the effects of a major winter storm sweeping north out of Oklahoma.
States give inmates access to personal data of others
Prisons in eight states let convicts work in jobs that give them access to Social Security numbers and other personal information for the public, despite years of warnings that the practice should end, a federal audit finds.
Kansas House member wants documents from speaker
A Kansas House member wants Speaker Mike O'Neal to produce documents about a lawsuit he filed against the state for clients of his legal practice.O'Neal, a Republican, is an attorney from Hutchinson.
Union criticizes company managing drug plan for Kansas...
A national union group is pushing Kansas to dump the company that manages the prescription plan for state employees, saying it has failed to offer the lowest possible prices on many drugs.
Today is Kansas Ag Day
Today is Kansas Ag Day, a highlight of a week-long celebration of agriculture in Kansas and across the country.
NASA IceBridge Mission Prepares for Study of Arctic Glaciers
NASA's Operation IceBridge mission, the largest airborne survey ever flown of Earth's polar ice, kicks off its second year of study when NASA aircraft arrive in Greenland March 22.
Turnpike wreck victims ID'd
The Kansas Highway Patrol has identified the four people killed early Monday in a three-vehicle wreck on the Kansas Turnpike near the Belle Plaine service area.
Kansas Lawmakers Drafting New Abortion Bill
A group of Kansas legislators is drafting a new bill requiring more information from doctors who perform late-term abortions.
Obama Plays It Safe, Picks Kansas In NCAAs
U.S. President Barack Obama hopes he can go 2-0 on NCAA tournament picks, tapping the Kansas University Jayhawks to win it all this year.
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Sedgwick County hopes to attract, keep dentists
Concerned about the declining number of Kansas dentists, the Sedgwick County Commission has agreed to hire a consultant to determine the feasibility of launching a local residency program.
The program would offer an advanced degree to dental school graduates.
The study, by Triangle Associates of St. Louis, will cost $46,520 and be funded by the Kansas Health Foundation, United Way of the Plains, Delta Dental Foundation and the United Methodist Health Ministry Fund. It is scheduled to be finished by Dec. 31.
Kansas dental and health organizations have said that more than 80 percent of the state's counties do not have enough dentists to serve their residents, and the shortage will worsen as hundreds of dentists retire.
Health officials have said more dentists would work in Kansas if they could study here.
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