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Wichita nurses are advocating for better security measures and staffing improvements at two of the city’s major hospitals.
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Thursdays event at Baxter Springs featured a live band, cornhole and the release of 100 lanterns into the sky at a local pizza place and brewery. -
This week on "The Range," could Kernza be a perennial favorite? Also, origami in the garden. -
The Strait of Hormuz, a vital trade passageway, remains virtually closed due to the war in Iran. That’s driven up the prices of key agricultural necessities, which could remain high into next year. -
The state is addressing attorney shortages in rural areas and adding self-help resources for Kansans representing themselves, among other projects designed to make the legal system more accessible. -
Riverside neighbors and local historians say the bridge over the Little Arkansas River is finally getting the recognition — and the repairs and maintenance — it deserves.
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Mario Tama/Getty ImagesThe low-cost carrier, which had been struggling for years, announced it will cease operations. Spirit had been seeking a $500 million lifeline from the White House, but talks failed to yield a deal. -
Matt Rourke/APThe U.S. Air Force has finished modifying and testing a Boeing 747 jet donated by Qatar for temporary use as Air Force One and expects to have it ready for President Trump to use this summer.
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The United States will withdraw about 5,000 troops from Germany, the Pentagon said Friday, fulfilling President Donald Trump's threat as he clashes with the German leader over the U.S. war with Iran. -
A federal appeals court has restricted access to one of the most common means of abortion in the U.S. by blocking the mailing of mifepristone. -
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Mo Chara and Móglaí Bap of the Irish hip-hop trio Kneecap about their new album Fenian. -
Four states have recently passed legislation to limit teaching and assessments via screens for students. So has the United States' second-largest school district. -
Andy Sachs returns to Runway in a timely but unconvincing story about saving the magazine.
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Luke Winslow-King returns with tenth album, Coast of Light.
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