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The following reports were taken from law enforcement logs.The Telegram has limited its police beat to arrests including felony charges, in order to devote more time to covering local news.

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Advocates of imperiled lesser prairie chicken say market incentives key to expanding habitat

TOPEKA — Entrepreneur and conservationist Wayne Walker says the business of saving the lesser prairie chicken in Kansas required wider commitment to paying market rates to landowners dedicated to improving grassland habitat for the vulnerable birds.He said companies involved in energy production within regions favored by the prairie chicken often had good intentions in terms of addressing the need for biological diversity and addressing climate change concerns.

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