Kansas communities exploring data center development must put policies in place to protect residents, the environment and long-term economic growth before building begins, national experts say.

In April, the department found four public school districts — Olathe, Shawnee Mission, Topeka and Kansas City, Kansas — were in violation of federal Title IX civil rights protections.

Rylan Reece, 16, died on the first day of practice at tiny Pawnee Heights High School. He was the fifth Kansas football player to die during conditioning since 2018.

A Wyandotte County judge has dismissed the criminal case against Deputy Richard Fatherley, who was charged with second-degree murder of Charles Adair, an inmate who died in the county jail last July after deputies kneeled on his back. Fatherley still faces a wrongful death lawsuit.

Lyndell Mays, one of three adults charged with murder in the parade shooting and the only one whose case is still pending, now faces new assault charges and accusations of endangering the welfare of children.

Russian forces relentlessly battered Kyiv and cities in the region around the Ukrainian capital for a fifth straight day, leaving some supermarket shelves bare after repeated strikes on warehouses.

U.S. threats erupt into attacks in the Strait of Hormuz, and Iran retaliates against U.S. targets in the United Arab Emirates and Jordan in the first exchange of fire since July 29.

An NPR investigation found that people in the U.S. are dying from heat much more often than official counts show. We explore the reasons why — and how lives can be saved.

A recent study found that many women treated for recurrent UTIs didn't have UTIs at all. Instead, their symptoms were caused by hormonally driven inflammation and pelvic floor dysfunction.

The annual "anything goes" performing arts festival featured more than 4,200 performances this year. These are the ones we're still talking about.