State News

	Topeka-area woman, 48, dies from swine flu Kansas officials say a 75-year-old man from the Topeka area has died of swine flu, bringing to 19 the state's total deaths related to the illness.
	Kan. man charged in fatal hit-and-run A Lawrence man has been charged in hit-and-run accident that killed a bicyclist in October.
	Mother, daughter to be remembered in Rose Parade A Pittsburg woman and her daughter whose organs were donated after they died in a car accident will be honored on a float at the Rose Bowl Parade on New Year's Day.
	3 Kan. cities, 2 counties share $1.5M in grants Three Kansas towns and two counties will share $1.5 million in state grants for fire stations and other items.
	Topeka school district gets propane-powered bus The Topeka school district has received what it says is the first propane-powered school bus in the state.
	Former Kan. cop faces sentencing in 'sexting' case A former southern Kansas police officer accused of sending nude pictures of himself to a woman he arrested will be sentenced Monday.
	Dighton man dies in grain elevator accident A Dighton, Kansas man died Thursday morning in a grain-handling accident.
	Kan. lawmakers see pressure for govt furloughs The Kansas Legislature's budget committee chairmen believe pressure is building for furloughs in state government.
	Winning $96.6M Powerball ticket sold in Kansas Kansas Lottery officials are excited with news that someone in Kansas has the winning Powerball ticket from Wednesday night's drawing. The jackpot was worth $96.6 million.
	KU professor to help send monarchs into space A University of Kansas professor who has spent much of his career tracking monarch butterflies is about to help the insects explore a new frontier.