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Dr. Stan O’Neill moderated the panel featuring personal stories, occurrences and outlooks for the equine industry.

A quest for oil, discovered in El Dorado, fueled growth of the city in its younger years, when El Dorado became home to the largest Lease Town in history. That history will be the focus of a Friends of the Library evening with Warren Martin to celebrate El Dorado’s 150 anniversary at 7 p.m.

TOPEKA — The Kansas House concluded business before a short break in the session Wednesday by passing more than two dozen bills, including proposals to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products, final approval of an education mega bill and passage of both legislative maps.

Four men have been charged with cyberattacks on energy sector facilities around the world — including Wolf Creek nuclear plant in Burlington, Kansas. The unsealing of indictments comes amid rising tensions between Washington and Moscow.

TOPEKA, Kansas — Police can keep seized property “as long as necessary,” state statute says, if they believe it could be evidence in a trial. A proposed change to state law would require police to give items back.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A 21-year-old Kansas legislator has agreed to undergo mental health counseling and a domestic violence assessment to avoid being prosecuted on a misdemeanor domestic battery charge over a fight with his younger brother.