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At the State Fair debate, Democrat Cindy Holscher tied Republican Ty Masterson to former Gov. Sam Brownback, while Masterson compared Holscher to national Democrats. Both hope to court independent voters.
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Samara Sheff/Rep. Moore's officeA Democratic congresswoman visiting the Midwest Regional Reception Center, an immigrant detention center in Leavenworth, described the facility as an open construction site. -
Zachary Ruth/KMUWStudies show that about one in five adults in Kansas can decipher letters and even read simple words. But they can’t read well enough to understand instruction manuals, healthcare forms or safety warnings.
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In front of a vocal Kansas State Fair audience, Democratic Leawood pastor Adam Hamilton attacked Republican Sen. Roger Marshall on agriculture issues including immigration and beef imports. -
Department of Justice attorney celebrates demise of tuition law on books since 2004. -
Warmer-than-normal-temperatures in the Pacific Ocean are driving what could be the strongest El Niño on record. Here’s how that’s likely to impact weather across the central U.S this year. -
On "The Range" this week, 25 years after 9/11, KMUW's Jonathan Huber talks with a former teacher about how that day unfolded in a Kansas classroom. -
The proposed contract is the result of federal mediation, after the district and union declared an impasse in their negotiations.
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Mark Schiefelbein/APWisconsin Congressman Tom Tiffany escaped a sinking plane and swam to shallow water after an emergency landing in a lake. Tiffany and the pilot called 911 from on top of the plane. -
Manfred BaumannActor Tatyana Ali says her healing journey after a traumatic childbirth has inspired her advocacy for Black maternal health, including support for midwives, doulas and other birth workers.
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Indonesian rescuers said about 130 passengers and crew are missing after a ferry carrying more than 240 people sank in bad weather in the Java Sea on Sunday. -
A young Canadian mother shares her memories of being an ISIS bride, and her harrowing escape from the extremist group. -
The Canadian singer opened up her 16-show residency in Paris at the Plenitude Arena. The entire series is sold out. -
Nazira Haji Zada, a lawful permanent resident, conceded to being an "alien terrorist." It marks the first case in the Alien Terrorist Removal Court. -
That's a quote from former rugby star Gareth Thomas, who is HIV positive. At the International AIDS Conference in Rio this year, he spoke out about the isolation and discrimination tied to the virus.
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On this episode of Marginalia, Beth Golay speaks with Jonathan Earle about his new book, "He Has the People: Abraham Lincoln and the Election of 1860."
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