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The Federal Aviation Administration is lifting restrictions imposed during the country's longest government shutdown. Airlines can resume their regular flight schedules beginning Monday at 6 a.m. EST.

Negotiators Agree on 6 Percent Sales TaxTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislative negotiators have agreed on a proposal for cutting income taxes further and setting the state sales tax at 6 percent. The deal emerged yesterday from talks among three senators and three House members to reconcile differences between the two chambers.==========Poorest Schools Brace for Funding CutTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — School districts in Kansas face the loss of about $7.2 million this coming school year in federal funding that's reserved for the highest-poverty schools. In a letter notifying school districts of the cuts Thursday, the Kansas State Department of Education described the loss in Title One funding as "major." The department said 5 percent was cut because of the required federal budget cuts.==========Second Child Fatality in AccidentPRESTON, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Highway Patrol says a second child has died from injuries suffered in a one-car accident in south-central Kansas. The patrol says 5-year-old Navaeh Smallwood of Turon died Thursday after being hospitalized since Monday's accident on Kansas 61 a mile north of Preston.==========Off-Duty Nurse Revives Girl at Royals GameKANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A pediatric nurse says she was in the right place at the right time to apply CPR to a 14-year-old girl who collapsed while dancing in the upper deck during a Kansas City Royals game. Twenty-six-year-old Sam Sapenaro was working her second job as a member of Kaufman Stadium's K-Crew on Thursday night when someone yelled that a girl had collapsed. The girl was resuscitated, but stadium medical personnel had to resuscitate her a second time before she was taken to a hospital.

Former Kansas Governor Bill Graves has endorsed incumbent Kevin Yoder, who is locked in a tough race with Sharice Davids in the Kansas 3rd Congressional District.

The Washburn Ichabods are the No. 3 seed with 23 wins and seven losses this season.

More than 20 western Kansas counties now have no dentists participating in KanCare.

A former University of Kansas athlete has qualified for the 2016 Olympics. Twenty-five-year-old Mason Finley won the discus throw yesterday (FRI) at the U.S. trials in Eugene, Oregon.

Wilson will leave his seat later this year.

Republican Majority Leader Jim Denning says he may want school districts to use two percent of their reserve funds to help balance the state budget.

The University of Kansas Jayhawks defeated Baylor 70-66 in the Big 12 Tournament semifinals. The Jayhawks face West Virginia in the final round today (SAT) at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

Medical experts say reducing access to student health services would be a mistake.