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New features in the historic theater include all new accessible seating, an air-conditioned balcony and portable concessions.
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Lakshmi Kambampati / courtesy photoA new memoir by Wichita author Lakshmi Kambampati chronicles her journey as an immigrant, educator and traveler. In it she explores lessons about embracing change and moving forward. Beth Golay sat down with Kambampati to talk about the project and what she learned along the way. -
Torin Andersen/KMUWWhen viewing an art exhibition, you don’t often think about how the pieces were mounted on the wall. James Porter has been hanging artwork in WSU’s Ulrich Museum and throughout the community for decades. Torin Andersen caught up with Porter at the Ulrich recently to see a work in progress.
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Kansas communities exploring data center development must put policies in place to protect residents, the environment and long-term economic growth before building begins, national experts say. -
In April, the department found four public school districts — Olathe, Shawnee Mission, Topeka and Kansas City, Kansas — were in violation of federal Title IX civil rights protections. -
Rylan Reece, 16, died on the first day of practice at tiny Pawnee Heights High School. He was the fifth Kansas football player to die during conditioning since 2018. -
A Wyandotte County judge has dismissed the criminal case against Deputy Richard Fatherley, who was charged with second-degree murder of Charles Adair, an inmate who died in the county jail last July after deputies kneeled on his back. Fatherley still faces a wrongful death lawsuit. -
Lyndell Mays, one of three adults charged with murder in the parade shooting and the only one whose case is still pending, now faces new assault charges and accusations of endangering the welfare of children.
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Keito Newman/The Canadian Press/APOntario Premier Doug Ford has unveiled a giant billboard reading: "Lake Ontario — Now and Always." But tech giant Google has said it is renaming the lake for U.S. users, as President Trump demanded. -
While social media is rife with AI celebrity deepfakes, videos featuring late night TV hosts like Jimmy Kimmel and Jon Stewart are are easier to create than other kinds of deepfakes and potentially more disruptive.
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His family in Afghanistan had received threats from the Taliban because of the work performed by his brothers in support of the U.S. military. -
In a test, popular AI chatbots mostly debunked falsehoods spread by other countries and avoided uncritically spreading falsehoods better than search engines. AI summaries above search results fared worse. -
The vote against the EU led by 52.8 percent with nearly all votes counted, according to RÚV, Iceland's broadcaster. -
The controversial commentator, who criticized feminism and Islam, was an enthusiastic supporter of President Trump's immigration crackdown. ICE says he was an "illegal alien." -
The deadly strike comes amid 72 hours of near constant drone strikes across Ukraine, severely disrupting daily life.
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