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U.S. Fish and Wildlife
The plains spotted skunk is becoming harder to find in the central U.S. states it calls home. As federal officials consider the skunk for federal protections, researchers and environmentalists are hoping to learn more about the long understudied species.
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Kansas News Service
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The literacy fair is one of the first events the Wichita Journalism Collaborative — a coalition of 11 newsrooms and community groups, -
Despite having maintained a steady lineup in his band over the decades, James McMurtry says that being a band leader didn't come naturally to him. -
Republican Senate President Ty Masterson will face Democratic state Sen. Cindy Holscher, who beat the outgoing governor's pick. -
Newspaper publisher Bonita Gooch defeated state Rep. Ford Carr and will be unopposed in the Nov. 3 general election. Former Wichita mayor Brandon Whipple unseated state Rep. Henry Helgerson. -
Tyndell focused her platform on healthcare access, economic relief and opposing tax breaks for billionaires. Estes is seeking his sixth consecutive term in Congress.
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Franziska Jehle/Max Planck Institute of Colloids and InterfacesSnails are slimy. But there's more to that goo of theirs than meets the eye. It's a fact that may help inspire the creation of new materials. -
Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty ImagesPresident Trump's proposed arch in Memorial Circle would intrude on dozens of nearby sites, says the National Park Service. But there's been minimal discussion of alternate locations.
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Living in the desert is "not for everybody," says Watkins. Her home, in the Mojave Desert near Death Valley, is staggeringly beautiful and brutal. Her new novel Yellow Pine shares this landscape. -
A continued boycott of the World Cup poses a big threat to FIFA, keeping President Gianni Infantino under intense pressure to resign. -
The first mRNA-based flu shot to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration will be ready for the upcoming flu season. Moderna, the vaccine's maker -
At a time of increased conflict between elephants and humans, as elephant habitats are converted to intensive agriculture, the Hurulu Eco Park is a place where the animals can graze unimpeded.
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It would slim regulation of the 60-year-old anti-poverty program and aim to save money. Advocates worry the changes could undermine the early education program's mission.
Commentary & Podcasts
Magnolia Pictures
Written, directed and starring comedian John Early, "Maddie's Secret" is about a woman who finds fame as a vegetarian food influencer, but who also secretly struggles with bulimia.
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