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A document unsealed by a federal judge Thursday reveals that Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach brought a proposal for changing federal voter registration laws when he met with then President-elect Trump last year.

The Kansas Department of Corrections says an inmate disturbance at the Norton Correctional Facility in western Kansas has been brought under control.

A voter in Topeka enters a polling place during a recent special election. (Photo by Stephen Koranda)A deadline is looming to register to vote in time for the fall election. The cutoff in Kansas is tomorrow. Voter advocacy groups have been working to register people in the final days. Marge Ahrens (ARE-ens) is with the League of Women Voters of Topeka and Shawnee County. She says there are multiple scenarios where filling out a new voter registration form makes sense.00000184-7fa7-d6f8-a1cf-7fa7b64f0000“(They) changed their name, which could involve a marriage, and moving. And lots of people move, and they move often. The other issue is that if you haven't voted for a few years, you probably had better re-register.”Kansans can register to vote at county election offices or online at the secretary of state’s website.

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Caleb Stegall appears with Governor Sam Brownback during the announcement of Stegall's nomination. (Photo by Stephen Koranda)Governor Sam Brownback’s nominee for a seat on the Kansas Court of Appeals is headed for the job. The state Senate confirmed Caleb Stegall yesterday (WED) in a party-line 32-8 vote. Brownback chose Stegall, his administration’s top attorney, for the job on the state’s second-highest court. It's the first selection under a new process where the governor chooses nominees for the Court of Appeals, who then must be confirmed by the Senate. KPR’s Stephen Koranda reports on the debate.00000184-7fa7-d6f8-a1cf-7fa7c4050000

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Blue-green algae visible in Milford Lake, north of Junction City. (Flickr Photo via Kansas City District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Swimming, skiing and other direct water contact has been banned at six Kansas lakes because of toxic blue-green algae. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment says the lakes are Buhler City Lake in Reno County, Colwich City Lake in Sedgwick County, Logan City Lake in Phillips County, Memorial Park Lake in Barton County, Riggs Park Lake in Sedgwick County and South Park Lake in Johnson County. At two other Kansas lakes, direct water contact is discouraged. Those lakes are Marion Reservoir in Marion County and Milford Lake in Dickinson and Geary counties. The KDHE urges visitors to the six lakes where direct water contact is banned and the two where it's discouraged to keep their pets from drinking untreated water. Any fish caught in the lakes should be cleaned well.