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USD 259 will close L'Ouverture, OK, Pleasant Valley and Woodland elementary schools as soon as the end of next school year.
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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. -
A Douglas County District Court judge ruled that the law may be enforced during an ongoing lawsuit by transgender Kansans and the American Civil Liberties Union. -
Gas prices average $2.92 in Kansas and $2.98 in Missouri. California tops the nation at $5.20 per gallon. -
A new report finds that states with legalized sports betting aren't doing enough to protect people from gambling trouble. -
Public ownership of the new Chiefs stadium would shield bonds for the project from the federal income tax.
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Damian Dovarganes/APRihanna, her partner A$AP Rocky, their three children and her mother were all at home when a woman now charged with attempted murder is alleged to have fired at the property, a prosecutor said. -
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/Getty Images North AmericaCongressional Democrats are demanding transparency in the form of public hearings from Trump administration officials on the timeline and objectives of the war in Iran.
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From artificial intelligence to fatalities from music streaming to the effects of immigrants on elderly health care, the Planet Money newsletter rounds up some interesting new economic studies. -
A large study found that people taking GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic for diabetes were less likely to be diagnosed with substance use disorder. -
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon was giving President Trump "maximum options" and that the war will not be "endless," a day after the president gave mixed signals about progress. -
With the removal of FDA warning labels, hormone therapy to treat symptoms of menopause has grown in popularity. Now some patients are reporting delays in filling prescriptions for estrogen patches. -
Policy experts say new SNAP changes don't address the challenges faced by single parents. They also argue that losing food assistance will only create more barriers for struggling families.
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Beth Golay speaks with Saba Sams about her new novel, 'Gunk.' And Suzanne Perez brings us a review of Jeannette McCurdy's 'Half His Age.'
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