A day after the Wichita City Council and Sedgwick County Commission each approved $250,000 to fund testing for residents who may be affected by the contamination plume at 29th and Grove, tensions boiled over in Topeka.

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Altercation between Wichita councilman, Kansas state rep caught on camera

TOPEKA — A Kansas House member was shoved to the floor at a Topeka bar during an argument between a Wichita City Council member and a Democratic state representative from Wichita who disagreed about plans to test Wichita residents potentially harmed by a toxic chemical spill in a historically Blac...

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'Bring it on!' Kansas House Democrat shoved to floor in bar squabble with councilman

TOPEKA — A Kansas House member was shoved to the floor at a Topeka bar during an argument between a Wichita City Council member and a Democratic state representative from Wichita who disagreed about plans to test Wichita residents potentially harmed by a toxic chemical spill in a historically Black neighborhood.
	Rep. Henry Helgerson, an Eastborough Democrat attending an informal gathering adjacent to the Capitol, was knocked backward while atte…

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'Bring it on': Dem knocked to floor in bar fracas between Kansas councilman, legislator

A Kansas House member was shoved to the floor at a Topeka bar during an argument between a Wichita City Council member and a Democratic state rep who disagreed about plans to test residents potentially harmed by a toxic chemical spill in a historically Black neighborhood. Continue reading ...

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Kansas House Democrat knocked to floor in bar fracas between Wichita councilman, legislator

In the video, Wichita councilmember Brandon Johnson and Rep. Ford Carr get in each other's faces.

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Caught on camera: Heated argument between Wichita city councilman and Kansas lawmaker

Two Kansas House members and a Wichita City Council member involved in Topeka bar melee about pace of testing Wichita residents tied to a chemical spill.

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Altercation between Wichita councilman, Kansas state rep caught on camera (NO SOUND)

Altercation between Wichita councilman, Kansas state rep caught on camera (NO SOUND)

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