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KANSAS CITY, Mo. 鈥?Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signed a number of education bills into law Tuesday, including Senate Bill 727, which allows schools to go to a four-d
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WICHITA, Kan. 鈥?Three former Sedgwick County sheriff s deputies who worked at the jail are among four people charged this month in a case involving steroid use and sales, court records show.The four were charged with felonies on March 9 and face court dates on March 31.The Sedgwick County Sheriff s Office announced in February 2020 that eight deputies were suspended without pay after being suspected of selling steroids to each other and using the drug, The Wichita Eagle reported.Prosecution of the case was delayed for two years primarily because of the COVID-19 pandemic, a Sedgwick County District Court spokesperson said.Former deputy Joshua Simonis, 30, was charged with using a communication
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