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A contemporary ballet premieres next week that doesn’t include tutus and ballet slippers. Ballet Wichita’s “Breaking Barriers” is one of two works being staged that sheds light on a part of Wichita's history — the 1958 Dockum sit-in.
We remember Wichita and Nashville musician Jenny Wood, who passed on March 7 at age 43.
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Trans Kansans are living in fear and confusion under a new state law. Some want to leave the state.
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Legislators share frustration with inaction on two bills tied to pricing of medicine
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Tumbleweeds have taken over the High Plains. They thrive so well that they are part of the culture of the West. But this ample supply of blowing weeds can hurt farm yields, wreak havoc on neighborhoods and cause fire dangers.
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The unscientific straw poll found almost 80% of 2,000 respondents have no confidence in Chancellor Doug Girod and CFO Jeff DeWitt.
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Current law prohibits sexual relations between a student and a "teacher or other person of authority." But the law doesn't currently apply to school resource officers, nurses, bus drivers or other contracted employees.
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Tech company Anthropic, the maker of the Claude AI system, is suing the Trump administration over the government labeling it a "supply chain risk."
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The National Transportation Safety Board said it has concerns about air traffic controllers who work the midnight shift taking on extra work in an airspace as busy as LaGuardia's.
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The jury agreed that Meta engaged in "unconscionable" trade practices that unfairly took advantage of the vulnerabilities of and inexperience of children. Jurors found there were thousands of violations, each counting separately toward a penalty of $375 million.
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It's a major source of revenue for the island. And it's controversial. Now countries are sending Cuban doctors home in response to pressure from the Trump administration.
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The confirmation comes just days after the White House announced details of its own task force to pursue fraud in government programs.
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The Israeli military estimates it would need several more weeks of fighting to complete its war goals in Iran, at a time when President Trump says the U.S. is negotiating an end to the war.
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Lucille Miller was convicted of killing her husband in 1965. Now her daughter Debra reflects on her own traumatic childhood and its lingering effects in The Most Wonderful Terrible Person.
Commentary & Podcasts
Noah Green of The Pretty Flowers discusses mortality, the quiet life, and The Replacements.
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