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Wichita band The Velvet Fever releases its newest recording, "Freewriter," this weekend. The band's Jason and Katie Hendry say the collection's title track was partially inspired by a photo taken by bassist Brian Bontrager, and with it, they wanted to create musical settings that closely reflected the lyrics.
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Phyllis Zorn, the reporter whose acts of journalism served as an excuse for the August 2023 police raid of the Marion County Record, previously received $600,000 from the county, which settled various lawsuits over the raid for a collective $3 million last fall.
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The Department for Children and Families has lowered the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payment error rate from 9.13% to 7.8%, which means the state may have to pay about $20.6 million to the federal government because it didn't achieve an error rate below 6%. The state still has time to achieve that milestone.
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Kansas professor falsely accused of espionage wants university to pay for firing, harm to reputationFormer professor Feng “Franklin” Tao has asked KU to pay him for lost wages and an unspecified amount for “reputational injury, emotional distress, pain and suffering.”
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Giving birth without a doctor or midwife present or foregoing prenatal care are increasingly popular practices. They're attracting people who mistrust the healthcare system or believe in all-natural approaches to birthing.
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Of the seven races a Democratic campaigning organization has targeted to hold or flip in Kansas, six are in the Kansas City area.
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Consumer prices in July were up 3.4% from a year ago — a smaller annual increase than in May or June. The news makes it less likely the Fed will feel the need to raise interest rates in September.
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The pristine white sand dunes of the Lençóis Maranhenses National Park are bordered by thick jungle on one side and the Atlantic Ocean on the other. Thousands of lagoons fill up after the rainy season.
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Dr. Raj Panjabi founded Last Mile Health to bring healthcare to people living in remote areas. The group is the 2026 recipient of the Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize.
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Zhu was renowned for reforms that sought to transition China from the post-Maoist years to a more global market-oriented financial system, without ceding party control over the economy.
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After President Trump took office, Andrew Tate proclaimed, "The Tates will be free." A year later, Tate is being held in federal prison after he was arrested following a U.K. extradition request.
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The exercise can help you identify what's wasting your time — and make room for what matters, says psychotherapist Niro Feliciano. Take a moment to try it. You might be surprised with what you find.
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Experts say AI can get personal finance fundamentals right but may struggle with nuanced questions.
Commentary & Podcasts
On this week's Past and Present, Jay Price reflects on his love of often unloved musical instruments.
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