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Libraries are closed Monday for upgrades but will reopen as cooling centers Tuesday.
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Johnson County judge Christopher Jayaram ruled the state's abortion restrictions, including mandatory waiting periods, violated Kansans' right to bodily autonomy and "infringe upon a woman's fundamental rights." The controversial case was made even more so by the timing of the decision.
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Voters in Johnson and Miami counties and much of northern, western and southeastern Kansas chose Republican candidates for the general election in November. Five incumbents decided not to run for reelection, setting up a fight for political control.
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A Wichita-area farm is in full bloom. Also, an annual competition that gives artists a time limit as a challenge.
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Versus: A Live Art Battle is an annual competition at Mark Arts that gives artists a 20 minute time limit to come up with a winning piece.
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The Kechi-based farm is famous for its blackberry brambles and farm-to-table dining. This year, the owners gambled on something new and planted a you-pick flower patch.
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There have been 183 new wildfires, including eight large ones, across the U.S. since Saturday, the National Interagency Fire Center reported on Sunday.
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Vollering, who first won the competition in 2023, finished the stage more than a minute ahead of Spaniard Paula Blasi Cairol and 2024 champion Polish rider Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney.
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Netanyahu's comments come just over a week after President Trump said his Board of Peace had reached a "historic" agreement with Hamas to give up its weapons.
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President Trump is confronting a question that has haunted presidents throughout history: how a war - that has gone on longer than predicted - can reshape a presidency.
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The number of abortions is up in the United States. Is it because fewer people are using birth control pills?
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A new gallery show in London features the paintings of Marc Padeu, playing with themes from Renaissance art and bringing them to his homeland of Cameroon.
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Meanwhile, Iran has made new demands about the restart of negotiations and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and the Pentagon is pressing the U.S. defense industry to accelerate production of weapons.
Commentary & Podcasts
On this week's episode, Beth Golay visits with author Laura Moriarty about her new novel, "Sunlight Finds You."
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