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Wichita firefighters at Station 15 evacuated the building on Sunday. The firefighters reported burning eyes, noses and throats after mold remediation started last week.
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The Colorado-based band Jesus Christ Taxi Driver will release its second album, Taxi The Rich, in April but the band is already on the road and previewing some of the songs from the upcoming release. The members say that their stylistic diversity and tendency to write short, high-energy songs are probably two of their greatest strengths.
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KC2026 announced operating days and key details for the FIFA Fan Festival Kansas City, the free, citywide celebration planned alongside the FIFA World Cup 2026.
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Kansas state Sen. Brad Starnes, a Republican from Riley and a former district superintendent, wants K-12 public school students to learn about "communist and socialist regimes and ideologies," and take a civics exam to graduate high school.
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The GOP bill would require schools to ask for legislative approval to participate in a federal free meal program, and make them verify the household income of every student that applies for free lunch. Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly opposes the proposal.
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Kansas State University officials say Jerome Tang’s dismissal was “for cause,” meaning the university will not pay an $18 million buyout to end the contract. Tang has said he plans to fight the firing.
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Iran and the United States leaned into gunboat diplomacy Thursday, with Tehran holding drills with Russia and the Americans bringing another aircraft carrier closer to the Mideast.
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Former President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to life in prison for his brief imposition of martial law in December 2024.
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José María Balcázar has become Peru's new interim president, replacing another interim leader who was removed over corruption allegations just four months into his term.
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President Donald Trump will gather Thursday with representatives from more than two dozen countries that have joined his Board of Peace, for a meeting that will focus on the reconstruction of Gaza.
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A thrilling overtime goal by defenseman Quinn Hughes puts Team USA through to a semifinal game against Slovakia. On the other side of the bracket, Canada had its own close call, but moves on to face Finland.
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The billionaire tech mogul's testimony was part of a landmark social media addiction trial in Los Angeles. The jury's verdict in the case could shape how some 1,600 other pending cases from families and school districts are resolved.
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ICE officers often tell people tracking and watching them that they are breaking federal law in doing so, but legal experts say the vast majority of observers are exercising their constitutional rights.
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Fletcher Powell says one new movie could've used a bit more focus.
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