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"Anti-Gay Jim Crow" Bill Gets Dangerously Close to Becoming Kansas Law

Rich Juzwiak · 02/14/14 03:50PM

First, the good news: A bill approved Wednesday by the Kansas House of Representatives by a vote of 72 to 49 that would allow for Jim Crow-style anti-gay discrimination seems unlikely to pass even in the Republican-controlled Senate, according to Senate President Susan Wagle.

Embattled U.S. Senator From Kansas Admits He Doesn't Live in Kansas

Adam Weinstein · 02/07/14 03:32PM

Pat Roberts leads a pretty quiet life in the Senate. The senior Kansas Republican has been in the upper chamber since 1997, though most people would be hard-pressed to pick him out of a crowd. It might prove challenging for residents of Kansas, too, since he doesn't even have a house there.

Kansas Man Does Not Win Lottery, Is Struck By Lightning

Leah Beckmann · 04/02/12 09:09AM

After purchasing three Mega Millions tickets on Thursday night, Bill Isles was promptly struck in the head by a stray bolt of lightning. He is living proof that we should all avoid planes, sharks, and vending machines like the plague.