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                        Niki Christopher was fired on Monday.
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                        These are the latest regional headlines from the Associated Press, as compiled by the KPR News staff.
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                        These are today's Associated Press news headlines, as compiled by the KPR News staff.
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                        Justice Kay McFarland was the first woman named to the Kansas Supreme Court, and the first woman named the court's Chief Justice.
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                        Beth Clarkson says officials have been reluctant to provide her with the records needed for an audit.