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The Kansas Department of Health and Environment lifted a boil water advisory for Wichita and parts of Andover on Thursday afternoon. Wichita's wholesale customers remain under their own water advisories.
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Hugo Phan/KMUWDirty sodas blend regular fountain drinks with flavored syrups, fresh fruit or cream, and they’ve become an obsession on social media. A new newton-based dirty soda truck is hoping to ride the wave of this recent trend. -
Roger Nomer/Kansas News ServiceMedical loan closets are growing across Kansas, lending out donated equipment including power chairs, crutches, CPAP machines and more for little or no cost.
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City officials are tempted by what a massive data center could mean for the eroding tax base of Osawatomie, Kansas, even as some residents revolt against the proposal. -
This week on "The Range," a novel way to battle the high cost of health care. Also, how dirty sodas became Wichita’s latest drink trend. -
Kobach says it’s unnecessary in rematch with Democrat Chris Mann. -
Beginning in December, new federal restrictions will make many hemp products illegal. Businesses in the industry are getting ready to close down most or all of their operations, while advocates hope there's still time to change course before the ban begins. -
The state is taking bids to create a mental health transportation system. Without it, people in crisis can end up in the hands of law enforcement or simply waiting in emergency rooms.
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Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty ImagesMs. Rachel has conquered YouTube, Netflix and the toy aisle. Now she's making an album, with real instruments, big feelings and her littlest listeners in mind. -
Nati Harnik/APWarren Buffett is stepping down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway after serving in the role for more than 50 years. His son, Howard, will become Berkshire Hathaway's new chairman
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South Africa has some of the highest rates of violence against women in the world, and a spate of killings of nine women in the same area in recent weeks has led to renewed outrage. -
The world made it to another Friday without an AI apocalypse, so here's the quiz! See you next week … maybe. -
A bacterial infection is wiping out Florida's citrus trees. Growers hope a rootstock developed with gene-editing technology could keep the disease at bay. -
The band's new album, Scour Order, looks back on nearly two decades of making challenging metal and forges a new way forward. -
To counter a difficult political environment, two Trump-aligned super PACs have reserved more than $150 million in ads — primarily in deep red House and Senate races that have now become competitive.
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