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A plan by Governor Sam Brownback to post teacher evaluations on public websites is drawing strong criticism from lawmakers in both parties.
A member of Governor Sam Brownback’s administration is blaming problems with the Kansas Bioscience Authority on the agency’s board of directors.
The Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum will kick off their new exhibit Jan. 29 with a culminating event for Kansas’ 150th year of statehood.
The state transportation department says questions about funding have put a halt to plans to expand passenger rail service in Kansas.
Wichita’s Final Friday art gallery crawl this week will have a new look and feature the first monthly drawing for “Art Bucks” in attempt to spur local art sales.
During the first 25 years of operation, the Manhattan facility could create more than 600 permanent jobs, paying more than a billion dollars in total wages.
The director of the Kansas Legislature’s research staff is stepping down next month to become executive director of the state pension system for teachers and government workers.
The Health and Wellness Coalition of Wichita has started accepting applications for the healthy school awards program.
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After his second-place finish in the South Carolina primary, Mitt Romney arrived in Florida armed with money and organization. With three days until the primary, Romney's recent debate performances and an endorsement from Puerto Rico's governor are part of his campaign's growing momentum.
In Mexico, where criminals are armed to the teeth with high-powered weapons, it may come as a surprise that the country has some of the most restrictive gun laws in the world. One community has begun to ask if it's time to make guns easier to obtain legally so they can defend themselves.
Everything from the size of your plate to the color of your food may be telling you to eat more than you actually need. The good news is you can use psychology to your advantage, if you learn a few tricks of the trade.
Most Americans use photo IDs daily. And their driver's license — perhaps the most common form of government-issued photo ID — has become indispensable. So what's the big deal about new laws requiring a government-issued picture ID to vote? Some who have always voted, but can't in 2012, explain.
If you're a politician, you don't have to engage in any kind of wild or outlandish behavior to become the talk of the Internet and cable news. To spare politicians further embarrassment, we have prepared this list of do's and, mainly, don'ts.
For the first time, the Justice Department has made public a series of sensitive messages that passed to the highest levels of the agency within hours of an ambush that killed a U.S. border patrol agent in 2010, igniting a national scandal over a gun trafficking investigation gone wrong.
Cuban food has evolved very little since Fidel Castro came into power — the U.S. embargo has made it hard to import ingredients from abroad and few citizens have been permitted to travel. But a handful of Cuban chefs, including one who recently visited Washington, D.C., is determined to modernize the cuisine.
Organizers say it's the first major parade for the men and women who fought in Iraq. They're hoping thousands turn out, just as people there did for the World Series champions last fall.
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