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The Kansas House members have approved their version of the budget for the fiscal year that starts July 1st. It took lawmakers 14 hours to wrap up debate on the budget, which spends around 6 billion dollars in state revenue. As KPR’s Stephen Koranda reports, some House members had their minds set on cutting spending.00000184-7fa7-d6f8-a1cf-7fa794290000

An earthquake has rattled a swath of the Great Plains, from Kansas to Texas. The U.S. Geological Survey says the 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck about 7:02 this morning (SAT) about nine miles northwest of Pawnee, Oklahoma. No major damage was immediately reported.

A winter storm has dumped several inches of snow across Kansas and Missouri, and more is on its way. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for parts of central Kansas; most of the rest of the state remains under a Winter Weather Advisory until 6 p.m. today (SAT).

The University of Kansas Jayhawks play their first game tomorrow (SAT) night. Kansas State is on the road for a game versus Iowa State Saturday morning. Kickoff is at 6. As Kansas Public Radio’s Greg Echlin reports, the Jayhawks have high hopes for their season under third-year coach Charlie Weis.

(Photo by Joanna Fewins)There are several more hours of winter weather ahead for central and eastern Kansas. Bill Gargan (GAR-gun) with the National Weather Service in Topeka, says there will be continued snow.Winter storm warnings are set to expire at 6 p.m. for parts of central Kansas and midnight in parts of eastern Kansas.

The U.S. Department of Labor reports that a whopping 2.6 million jobs disappeared in 2008 and that an estimated 11 million Americans are looking for work. Three recent college graduates — Mimi Wong, Sarah Ahmad and Kelsey Schwenk — describe the frustrations and fears of finding themselves unemployed.

A tentative agreement between Ford and the UAW could send workers at the assembly plant in Claycomo, Missouri, back on the job... doctors with the KU Health System warn that a standard mammogram might not be enough to detect breast cancer... and the online system used by Kansas courts remains down. Those headlines and more, inside.

Here's a summary of Kansas news headlines from the Associated Press, as compiled by KPR staff.

Here's a summary of today's news headlines from Associated Press, as compiled by KPR staff.

Here's a summary of the day's Kansas news headlines from the Associated Press as compiled by the KPR news staff.