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• 9-month-old infant dies after being left in hot car in Florida

  19-08-2018 04:40 via KCTV Kansas City - Old App News (DO NOT ASSIGN AFTER JULY 2014)
  
  Investigators are currently interviewing the mother. They say it is possible that she could face charges.
  
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• The top ten states with the worst road conditions

  19-08-2018 03:35 via KCTV Kansas City - Old App News (DO NOT ASSIGN AFTER JULY 2014)
  
  These results are not good.
  
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• Colorado family struggled with debt before husband's arrest in wife, daughters' killing

  19-08-2018 02:06 via KCTV Kansas City - Old App News (DO NOT ASSIGN AFTER JULY 2014)
  
  Chris and Shanann Watts detailed their life on social media. They shared photos of beach vacations to San Diego and screengrabs of lovey-dovey text messages.
  
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• Platte County authorities looking for person of interest in burglary

  19-08-2018 01:47 via KCTV Kansas City - Old App News (DO NOT ASSIGN AFTER JULY 2014)
  
  The Platte County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a person of interest in a burglary.
  
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• Missouri deputies seize nearly $1M worth of marijuana

  19-08-2018 01:15 via KCTV Kansas City - Old App News (DO NOT ASSIGN AFTER JULY 2014)
  
  Sheriff's deputies in northwestern Missouri's Platte County say they've seized more than 200 pounds of marijuana from a van that led them on a chase.
  
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• AP source: Omarosa has video, audio, texts

  19-08-2018 00:46 via KCTV Kansas City - Old App News (DO NOT ASSIGN AFTER JULY 2014)
  
  It's not just audiotapes. Omarosa Manigault Newman has a stash of video, emails, text messages and other documentation supporting the claims in her tell-all book about her time in the Trump White House, a person with direct knowledge of the records told The Associated Press Friday.
  
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• Johnson Co. man charged with raping child younger than 14

  19-08-2018 00:25 via KCTV Kansas City - Old App News (DO NOT ASSIGN AFTER JULY 2014)
  
  A Johnson County man is being held on a $500,000 bond after being accused of sexually abusing a child. Gabriel Gomez Lara faces one count of rape and four counts for other inappropriate contact he allegedly had with the child between January of 2011 and February of this year. His first appearance in court is set for Monday. Copyright 2018 KCTV (Meredith Corp.) All rights reserved.
  
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• ATF looking for suspects who stole guns from Frontier Justice

  18-08-2018 22:31 via KCTV Kansas City - Old App News (DO NOT ASSIGN AFTER JULY 2014)
  
  The ATF is offering a $10,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of those who stole firearms from Frontier Justice.
  
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• 'Worrisome' levels of lead, arsenic found in popular baby foods

  18-08-2018 15:44 via KCTV Kansas City - Old App News (DO NOT ASSIGN AFTER JULY 2014)
  
  Consumer advocacy group Consumer Reports is warning parents to limit some types of baby food after finding "worrisome" levels of toxic chemicals, such as arsenic and lead, in them.
  
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• Chris Watts' daughters' bodies were submerged in crude oil for 4 days

  18-08-2018 13:21 via KCTV Kansas City - Old App News (DO NOT ASSIGN AFTER JULY 2014)
  
  The bodies of two young girls were submerged in crude oil for four days before authorities discovered them on Thursday.
  
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• Officials investigate cause of death for Colorado mom, kids

  18-08-2018 08:27 via KCTV Kansas City - Old App News (DO NOT ASSIGN AFTER JULY 2014)
  
  Shanann Watts' Facebook page painted a portrait of a happy married life - of a woman dedicated to her husband and their two young children.
  
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• Colorado girls' bodies were submerged in crude oil 4 days

  18-08-2018 04:07 via KCTV Kansas City - Old App News (DO NOT ASSIGN AFTER JULY 2014)
  
  Shanann Watts' Facebook page painted a portrait of a happy married life - of a woman dedicated to her husband and their two young children.
  
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• Photos: Slain Colorado mother painted rosy picture of married life

  18-08-2018 03:53 via KCTV Kansas City - Old App News (DO NOT ASSIGN AFTER JULY 2014)
  
  Police said Shanann Watts was found dead on property owned by Anadarko Petroleum, where her husband, 33-year-old Christopher Watts, worked as an operator.
  
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• Arizona high school student arrested for refusing to take off bandana

  18-08-2018 02:57 via KCTV Kansas City - Old App News (DO NOT ASSIGN AFTER JULY 2014)
  
  The school district sent a letter home to parents after the incident, explaining that the problem was that the student was not complying with a "reasonable request."
  
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• KCPD investigating homicide on Wabash Avenue

  18-08-2018 02:15 via KCTV Kansas City - Old App News (DO NOT ASSIGN AFTER JULY 2014)
  
  A man has died after being shot in the 3300 block of Wabash Avenue and detectives are looking for a green 1999 Honda sedan with dark or tinted windows.
  
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• Mormons don't want you calling them Mormons anymore

  18-08-2018 00:55 via KCTV Kansas City - Old App News (DO NOT ASSIGN AFTER JULY 2014)
  
  From now on, the church prefers that people use the church's full name, and when a shortened reference is needed, to just use "the Church" or "Church of Jesus Christ."
  
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• More detail in Colorado family killings expected next week

  17-08-2018 23:58 via KCTV Kansas City - Old App News (DO NOT ASSIGN AFTER JULY 2014)
  
  Shanann Watts' Facebook page painted a portrait of a happy married life - of a woman dedicated to her husband and their two young children.
  
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• Johnson Co. woman back in jail for stealing clothes

  17-08-2018 23:30 via KCTV Kansas City - Old App News (DO NOT ASSIGN AFTER JULY 2014)
  
  A Johnson County housewife who spent time in jail for stealing more than $100,000 worth of clothes has struck again and is back in handcuffs.
  
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• Woman dies following shooting near I-470 and View High Drive in KC

  17-08-2018 22:55 via KCTV Kansas City - Old App News (DO NOT ASSIGN AFTER JULY 2014)
  
  The authorities have identified a woman who died after being shot late on Thursday night.
  
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• Slain Colorado mom had painted happy picture of married life

  17-08-2018 22:03 via KCTV Kansas City - Old App News (DO NOT ASSIGN AFTER JULY 2014)
  
  Shanann Watts' Facebook page painted a portrait of a happy married life - of a woman dedicated to her husband and their two young children.
  
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• Wichita unemployment rate increases slightly in July despite higher employment total

  17-08-2018 21:28 via Wichita Business News - Local Wichita News | The Wichita Business Journal
  More people are working and actively seeking work in the Wichita area.
  
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• Postal worker finds large snake on Overland Park mailbox

  17-08-2018 21:27 via KCTV Kansas City - Old App News (DO NOT ASSIGN AFTER JULY 2014)
  
  On Friday, the Overland Park Police Department said that a postal worker found a red-tailed boa on someone's mailbox. 
  
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• Some common mistakes with employer cafeteria plans

  17-08-2018 21:14 via Wichita Business News - Local Wichita News | The Wichita Business Journal
  We don’t know which employer was the first to offer a cafeteria plan to its employees, but we know that the first cafeteria plan was offered in 1979 since that’s when Section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code took effect.  Since then, cafeteria plans have become so popular that it’s almost surprising to find an employer that does not have one, even among the smallest employers.But, as with anything that is connected with the code, there are rules that must be followed. &nbs
  
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• 14-year-old girl stabbed multiple times during school assembly, police say

  17-08-2018 21:09 via KCTV Kansas City - Old App News (DO NOT ASSIGN AFTER JULY 2014)
  
  A boy stood up and repeatedly stabbed a 14-year-old girl during an assembly at an Oklahoma high school on the first day of classes Thursday and she was airlifted to a hospital.
  
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• FBI seeks man who may know identity of child who was sexually assaulted

  17-08-2018 20:52 via KCTV Kansas City - Old App News (DO NOT ASSIGN AFTER JULY 2014)
  
  The FBI is asking for the public’s help identifying a man who may have information about the identity of a child who is the victim in an ongoing sexual exploitation case.
  
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• 2018 HR Professionals: Photos from the event

  17-08-2018 20:43 via Wichita Business News - Local Wichita News | The Wichita Business Journal
  Check out the photos from the #ICTBizHR event.
  
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• Auction for Tierra Verde development land cancelled

  17-08-2018 19:50 via Wichita Business News - Local Wichita News | The Wichita Business Journal
  The auction had been scheduled to take place on Tuesday.
  
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• Police arrest Gardner man accused of sodomizing child under the age of 14

  17-08-2018 19:44 via KCTV Kansas City - Old App News (DO NOT ASSIGN AFTER JULY 2014)
  
  Authorities in Johnson County have arrested a man accused of sodomizing a child at some point over a three year period.
  
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• Slain Colorado mom painted happy picture of married life

  17-08-2018 19:28 via KCTV Kansas City - Old App News (DO NOT ASSIGN AFTER JULY 2014)
  
  Shanann Watts' Facebook page painted a portrait of a happy married life - of a woman dedicated to her husband and their two young children.
  
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• Developer proposes purchase of MacDonald Golf Course

  17-08-2018 18:59 via Wichita Business News - Local Wichita News | The Wichita Business Journal
  A special meeting to discuss the topic will take place on Tuesday at City Hall.
  
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• Wichita hotel being upgraded with $15M renovation project

  17-08-2018 18:58 via Wichita Business News - Local Wichita News | The Wichita Business Journal
  Projects are expected to wrap up in mid 2019.
  
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• Former Learjet boss retiring as CEO from Aerion

  17-08-2018 17:33 via Wichita Business News - Local Wichita News | The Wichita Business Journal
  Aerion Corp. this week announced that executive chairman and CEO Brian Barents is retiring. The supersonic business jet company said that Barents will be succeeded immediately by Tom Vice, former president of Northrop Grumman’s Aerospace Systems sector, who was appointed president and COO of the company in March.
  Barents will remain a member of Aerion’s board of directors. He is a former CEO of Learjet in Wichita, as well as a former senior executive with Cessna Aircraft Co
  
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• Slain Colorado mother painted rosy picture of married life

  17-08-2018 17:16 via KCTV Kansas City - Old App News (DO NOT ASSIGN AFTER JULY 2014)
  
  Shanann Watts' Facebook page painted a portrait of a happy married life - of a woman dedicated to her husband and their two young children.
  
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• Kansas City mayor to make controversial pre-K tax announcement

  17-08-2018 16:29 via KCTV Kansas City - Old App News (DO NOT ASSIGN AFTER JULY 2014)
  
  Kansas City Mayor Sly James plans to make an announcement about pre-kindergarten education on Friday and some in the metro have major concerns.
  
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• BizTalk with Bill Roy Episode 65: Silicon Prairie panel at the Summit

  17-08-2018 13:05 via Wichita Business News - Local Wichita News | The Wichita Business Journal
  The panelists we gathered to speak about technology at the ICT Summit Aug. 8 say there's more to the technology industry in Wichita than meets the eye.
  The four experts we invited to speak to the 200 attendees say area schools are pumping out tech workers, but we need more; there are plenty of opportunities for someone wanting to enter the tech industry locally; and Wichita may have some built-in tech industry advantages that other markets don't have.The panelists: Lynn Miskell of Netapp; Sandip
  
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• Girl denied school lunch because she was short by 15 cents, mom says

  17-08-2018 12:41 via KCTV Kansas City - Old App News (DO NOT ASSIGN AFTER JULY 2014)
  
  A Florida mother said her daughter spent an entire school day without a meal.
  
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• Q&A: WSU Tech hitting manufacturing labor shortage head on

  17-08-2018 12:00 via Wichita Business News - Local Wichita News | The Wichita Business Journal
  WSU Tech President Sheree Utash says her school is broadening its efforts to train and attract manufacturing talent for the Air Capital.
  
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• 2018 HR Professionals Hall of Fame: Kay Walton

  17-08-2018 12:00 via Wichita Business News - Local Wichita News | The Wichita Business Journal
  2018 marks the first year for the HR Professionals Hall of Fame.
  
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• Woman dies after shooting near I-470 and View High Drive in Kansas City

  17-08-2018 10:46 via KCTV Kansas City - Old App News (DO NOT ASSIGN AFTER JULY 2014)
  
  Police in Kansas City say a woman has died after being shot late Thursday night.
  
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• Photo of newborn baby surrounded by IVF syringes going viral

  17-08-2018 10:20 via KCTV Kansas City - Old App News (DO NOT ASSIGN AFTER JULY 2014)
  
  (WTOL) - A photo of a newborn baby is going viral for a very special reason. Packer Family Photography, located out of Glendale, Arizona, snapped this picture for a new mother: Packer Family Photography The baby is surrounded by the in vitro fertilization syringes used by her mother. The mother said she had the baby after, "4 years, 7 attempts, 3 miscarriages and 1,616 shots."  Many mothers struggle to get pregnant and can related to what this woman went throu...
  
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• Genetic Jackpot Episode 10: How secure is your genetic information online?

  17-08-2018 08:27 via Kansas City Kansan
  Data breaches are all too common today, ranging from retails to credit companies.In June, we learned that MyHeritage had a data breach that impacted 92 million users. How serious was the database breach and how can you fight back and prevent the damage?In this episode, we talk to Burton Kelso, a cyber-security and technology expert out of Kansas City to discuss data breaches and possible solutions.Listen below:
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• Bodies of missing wife, daughters found in Colorado

  17-08-2018 07:21 via KCTV Kansas City - Old App News (DO NOT ASSIGN AFTER JULY 2014)
  
  Authorities say the husband of a missing family in Colorado has been arrested in connection with the case.
  
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• Critical injuries for shooting victim in Lee's Summit at I-470, View High Drive

  17-08-2018 06:01 via KCTV Kansas City - Old App News (DO NOT ASSIGN AFTER JULY 2014)
  
  Police in Lee's Summit are investigating a shooting that left one with life-threatening injuries on Thursday night. 
  
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• Men threaten to kill woman's mom in phone scam

  17-08-2018 05:12 via KCTV Kansas City - Old App News (DO NOT ASSIGN AFTER JULY 2014)
  
  The man on the other line directed her to go to the nearest grocery store and put money into Money Pak cards.
  
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• Olathe family’s minivan catches fire while driving; not covered by warranty

  17-08-2018 04:50 via KCTV Kansas City - Old App News (DO NOT ASSIGN AFTER JULY 2014)
  
  An Olathe family says they are disappointed in Toyota’s final response to a fire which totaled their 2017 Sienna minivan.
  
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• Friends remember Craig Glazer, owner of Stanford's Comedy Club

  17-08-2018 04:48 via KCTV Kansas City - Old App News (DO NOT ASSIGN AFTER JULY 2014)
  
  Craig Glazer, the owner of Stanford's Comedy Club in Kansas City, died Thursday, friends tell KCTV5 News.
  
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• Inmate facing new charges in prison guard's hammer death

  17-08-2018 04:28 via KCTV Kansas City - Old App News (DO NOT ASSIGN AFTER JULY 2014)
  
  Johnson was initially charged with second-degree murder and assault. He's now charged with first-degree premeditated murder and first-degree murder of a prison guard.
  
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• Police: Man charged with rape claims he was sleepwalking

  17-08-2018 03:37 via KCTV Kansas City - Old App News (DO NOT ASSIGN AFTER JULY 2014)
  
  The report says the 54-year-old allegedly rolled down the woman's pants and attempted intercourse while he was asleep.
  
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• Pentagon postpones Trump's military parade

  17-08-2018 02:08 via KCTV Kansas City - Old App News (DO NOT ASSIGN AFTER JULY 2014)
  
  The Department of Defense says the military parade originally scheduled for Veterans Day will be postponed.
  
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• 1 dead following fight, shooting outside KCK gas station

  17-08-2018 01:38 via KCTV Kansas City - Old App News (DO NOT ASSIGN AFTER JULY 2014)
  
  Kansas City, KS police are investigating a deadly shooting at 55th and Leavenworth Road. 
  
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