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Former U.S. Sen. Nancy Kassebaum speaks to an audience at the Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas in 2022. (Thad Allton for Kansas Reflector)

Former U.S. Senator Nancy Kassebaum honored with Presidential Citizens Medal

On January 2, 2025, former Kansas Senator Nancy Kassebaum was awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal, one of the nation’s highest civilian honors. Presented by President Joe Biden, the award recognizes individuals “who have performed exemplary deeds of service for their country or their fellow citizens.”

Family safe after stuck on I-70 for 24 hours during snow storm

“But did you die” is a famous line from Hangover II, a sequel to the 2009 surprise box office hit. But one Ellinwood family may not be laughing at either of the The Hangover movies for a while. The Maxwells spent hours stuck in the ice and snow on and around I-70, passing the time by watching the first Hangover over and over. Twenty-six hours after leaving Gardner just southwest of Overland Park, the family arrived safely at home Monday morning.

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