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Kansas: U.S. state
Kansas is a landlocked state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the west. Kansas is named after the Kansas River, in turn named after the Kansa people. Its capital is Topeka, and its most populous city is Wichita, however the largest urban area is the bi-state Kansas City, MO–KS metropolitan area.

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This Day in History: First Cases Reported in Deadly Influenza Pandemic [Video]

This Day in History: First Cases Reported in Deadly Influenza Pandemic

This Day in History: , First Cases Reported in Deadly Influenza Pandemic. March 11, 1918. Private Albert Glitchell reported flu-like symptoms at the Fort Riley hospital in Kansas. Hours..

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More and More US Locations Offering Lucrative Relocation Programs [Video]

More and More US Locations Offering Lucrative Relocation Programs

More and More , US Locations Offering , Lucrative Relocation Programs. CNN reports that a growing number of smaller cities and towns in the United States have started offering relocation packages to..

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At Least 1 Person Killed in Shooting at Chiefs Super Bowl Celebration [Video]

At Least 1 Person Killed in Shooting at Chiefs Super Bowl Celebration

At Least 1 Person Killed in Shooting , at Chiefs Super Bowl Celebration. Up to 22 people were shot leaving a rally for the Chiefs' Super Bowl win on Feb. 14, NBC News reports. . Up to 22 people..

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Kansas City shooting: At least 8 children shot at Super Bowl parade [Video]

Kansas City shooting: At least 8 children shot at Super Bowl parade

Some 22 people were hit by gunfire and one person was killed in Kansas on Wednesday.

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Jackie Robinson Statue Stolen From Youth Baseball Facility

A statue honoring baseball icon Jackie Robinson was stolen from outside a youth baseball facility in Kansas this week ... and cops are now searching for the scumbags who ran off with it. Local police..
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Gypsy Rose Blanchard's Post-Prison Kansas City Airbnb Revealed

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Kansas Man Stopped By TSA Over Christmas Gift Grandma Told Him Not To Open

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Kansas Newspaper Raided Over Leaked DUI Intel About Local Restaurateur

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Kansas' Jalon Daniels Rocks $50K, Highlight Reel-Playing Chain To Big 12 Media Day

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Jackson Mahomes Appears In Court In Aggravated Sexual Battery Case

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Alicia Keys Invites Ralph Yarl to Kansas Concert, Family Sets Up Trust For Him

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Grandson of Man Who Shot Black Teen Ralph Yarl Says His Grandpa's a Racist

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Patrick Mahomes' Brother, Jackson, Being Investigated for Sexual Assault

Patrick Mahomes' little brother, Jackson, is in the crosshairs of a criminal investigation in Kansas for alleged sexual assault ... which appears to have been caught on tape. According to the Kansas..
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Dog Shoots And Kills Owner In Car While On Hunting Trip

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Kansas Voters Cast Ballots In Overwhelming Support Of Abortion Rights

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Kansas votes to protect abortion rights in state constitution after supreme court ruling

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