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The Natural Resources Conservation Service lost nearly a quarter of its staff nationwide in 2025 after the Trump administration’s cuts to the federal government. Many were local experts that help farmers with soil and water conservation efforts.
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The Republican incumbent said he is “frustrated” President Donald Trump is importing beef from foreign countries.
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Senate President Ty Masterson, an Andover Republican running for governor, said everywhere he has been in the state, property taxes are the No. 1 issue.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art is canceling exhibit honoring British designer John Galliano. The exhibit had led to backlash because of the designer's past antisemitic and racist statements.
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A jury found Duane "Keffe D" Davis guilty of orchestrating the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur, finally bringing a measure of resolution to a case that had gripped hip-hop fans for decades.
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Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is stepping down after 18 months on the job, the White House said Monday, in the latest departure of a top military leader during the Trump administration.
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While the high-profile shooting at Utah Valley University had only one homicide victim, Kirk's assassination was witnessed by thousands in person and even more as video spread online.
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After the Census Bureau issued a report tied to a Trump-aligned think tank, the bureau's parent agency cut language banning political interference from its scientific integrity policy, NPR learned.
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The highly regarded FEWS NET network stopped posting data on Afghanistan, Somalia and Yemen -- then says it will start posting again in September. What's the reason for this back-and-forth?
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Kalshi says Santos did not cooperate with its investigation into bets he placed on his own attendance at the State of the Union. The company also fined the disgraced congressman more than $71,000.
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Antietam returns with its fourteenth studio album and is still focused on the road ahead.
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