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Zach Ruth
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The tax proposal is the work of Wichita Forward, a nonprofit formed by local business leaders Aaron Bastian of Fidelity Bank, Ben Hutton of Hutton Corp. and Jon Rolph of Thrive Restaurant Group. Polls close at 7 p.m.
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Sen. Brad Starnes, a Riley Republican, was the sole testifier in favor of his bill to require drivers to use their turn signals in roundabouts before the Senate Transportation Committee on Feb. 25, 2026.
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KU Athletics projects an almost $15 million deficit this fiscal year. University general funds are being used to fund a $20.5 million pool to pay athletes. -
Proponents are worried that soccer fans in Johnson and Wyandotte counties will cross the border to bars and stores in Missouri, which already passed legislation to extend liquor sales to 23 hours of the day. -
Maybe you have a pink Care Bear with a rainbow belly, a blue Smurfette with long blonde hair, or one of those Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles action figures in an old box somewhere. A national museum in Kansas City could include it in a future exhibit. -
More than 1,600 plants and animals are protected under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, but out of all of those, only one is a moss. A new effort seeks to protect these often overlooked plants. -
Kansas this week invalidated the IDs of transgender Kansans who changed the gender marker on their driver’s licenses or birth certificates. The ACLU is suing to stop the law, which also restricts bathroom use, saying it violates the constitutional rights of residents.
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Shuichi Yoshida/ASP/GKIDSThe Oscar-nominated Kokuho tells a compelling story about friendship, the weight of history and the torturous road to becoming a star in Japan's Kabuki theater. -
NurPhoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images/NurPhotoOn Tuesday opening statements will begin for the federal antitrust trial against Live Nation, one of the largest entertainment companies in the world.
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It's designed to take the place of complicated, multiple drug regimens that many people with HIV need to follow. And it's also beneficial because the HIV virus is always evolving. -
Director Chloé Zhao used meditation, somatic exercises and dance to inspire the cast and crew of this Oscar-nominated story about William Shakespeare's family. -
March is always a big one for books – this year is no different. We call out a handful of upcoming titles for readers to put on their radars — offering a good alternative to doomscrolling. -
NPR's A Martínez asks Delaware Democrat Chris Coons, a member of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, about the war with Iran.
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The grandson of the Reese's Peanut Butter Cups creator has launched a campaign against The Hershey Company, which owns the Reese's brand. He wants them to stop skimping on ingredients.
Commentary & Podcasts
Sachyn Mital
Jonathan Bernstein became a fan of Justin Townes Earle while a college student in St. Paul, Minnesota. He thought that he might be covering the songwriter's career for many years to come but that changed when Earle died in 2020. Instead of writing about Earle's career as it unfolded, Bernstein found himself serving as the late musician's biographer with the book What Do You Do When You’re Lonesome: The Authorized Biography of Justin Townes Earle.
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