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Biden-era changes to the Clean Air Act would have tightened regulations for industrial sites, but the Trump administration has given exemptions to hundreds of facilities. People living near the sites are concerned about air quality and their well-being.
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Data center demand, severe weather and the aging grid are forcing utilities to drive up electricity rates. While the Midwest has historically had the cheapest energy in the nation, forces are undermining that trend.
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Eligible Kansans can look for a branded envelope in the mail beginning the week of Oct. 19.
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The candidates faced off and shared their approaches to major issues in a debate hosted by the Johnson County Bar Association.
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Sen. Roger Marshall’s campaign used images from two Kansas businesses in a recent attack ad against Democratic nominee Adam Hamilton without the businesses’ knowledge or approval. Marshall’s campaign said it had changed the images — but as of Monday night, the old version was still running on television.
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Fort Hays State University President Tisa Mason told Ellis County leaders on Tuesday that new partnerships and donations from the community could keep the museum open into next year.
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Southwest Kansas cattle operations were disrupted in late September when U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents came through and detained immigrants. Businesses had to stop or delay work because employees didn't show up.
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Many in the Hispanic and Latino communities in Dodge City, Garden City and Liberal, where most ICE activity was located, returned to work this week. But their fear persists and they aren't yet leaving their homes or returning to regular activities, multiple immigrants said.
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A 7-year-old girl was injured riding her new bike. A stranger came to her rescue and gifted her an origami crane with a hidden message she would only discover years later.
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It's likely you've already chewed and swallowed some tasty morsel today. But when did that ability emerge? New evidence points to at least the middle Jurassic, back when dinosaurs still reigned.
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The Pentagon says Nidal Hasan will be executed by firing squad in December at Fort Hood, where he killed 13 people in 2009. The announcement came days after a botched lethal injection in Tennessee.
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Trump is temporarily allowing this fuel to be used on highways, although it's typically just for off-road farm and construction vehicles. Could that lower the price of diesel?
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As checks from President Trump for health costs hit millions of mailboxes, a poll shows Americans don't trust Republicans on healthcare. Experts doubt it will move the needle and say it is likely illegal.
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New research looks at the surprising similarities in the gut microbiomes of hunter-gathers in Tanzania and horticulturalists in Bolivia, and asks: What role do these bacteria play in human health?
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The Lahore High Court is a near-perfect specimen of British South Asian colonial architecture and its main square is a pleasant spot shaded by banyan trees.
Commentary & Podcasts
All Over You is the latest album from veteran quartet Imperial Teen and it's been well worth the wait.
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