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The city commission voted to grant a permit allowing private corrections company CoreCivic to hold over 1,000 federal immigration detainees in a shuttered facility.
We remember Wichita and Nashville musician Jenny Wood, who passed on March 7 at age 43.
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Gas prices average $2.92 in Kansas and $2.98 in Missouri. California tops the nation at $5.20 per gallon.
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A new report finds that states with legalized sports betting aren't doing enough to protect people from gambling trouble.
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Three students explain why they wanted to participate in an anti-ICE walkout at their school.
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Child welfare advocates say Kansas foster care regulations unintentionally tear families apart. State law forced one family to decide between asking their adopted son to move out when he turned 18 or send four younger boys out of their foster home.
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Public ownership of the new Chiefs stadium would shield bonds for the project from the federal income tax.
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Detractors point to Adebayo's one-of-a-kind stat line — 43 field goal attempts, 22 3-point attempts and, most of all, NBA records of 36 free throws and 43 attempts — as proof of stat-padding.
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NPR spent several days traveling across a pair of swing districts in Pennsylvania to find out. The answers show how much has changed since the 2020 election.
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The fallout from DOGE staffers' efforts to access sensitive Social Security data continues as an agency watchdog disclosed a new investigation into "potential misuse" reported by a whistleblower.
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Richard Kahn testified to the House Oversight Committee that he did not know about Epstein's crimes. He said monetary gifts that Epstein made did not raise any red flags.
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The wife of 'Grey's Anatomy' actor Eric Dane says caring for him gave her an "extra dose" of compassion for others.
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Chile has sworn in its most right-wing president in decades — and his rise, and ideology, are rooted in a small town beneath the Andes.
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Iran is set to play three games in the U.S. this June. But amid the U.S.-Israel military campaign that has killed Iran's supreme leader, Iran's sports minister said the team would pull out.
Commentary & Podcasts
Fletcher Powell says a new movie sequel succeeds against all odds.
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