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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
Local news
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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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Alex Brandon/APAdditional details weren't provided, but Trump said he thought his latest actions would be constitutional. -
AFP via Getty ImagesIran's parliament is reviewing a plan to ban ships linked to the U.S., Israel and other "hostile countries" from transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The Trump administration has rejected the plan.
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Snails 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. -
President 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. -
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
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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