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The board chose Brock Booker to fill the District 3 vacancy on Friday morning.
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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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The Republican senator’s residence has been fodder for campaign attacks as he faces a midterm election against the Rev. Adam Hamilton, a Kansas City-area United Methodist pastor. -
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. -
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. -
Kobach says it’s unnecessary in rematch with Democrat Chris Mann.
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Diego Ibarra Sánchez for NPRThe U.N. expanded the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon's mandate 20 years ago to include monitoring adherence to a ceasefire in fighting between Israel and Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah — the militant group created in 1982 to counter a second Israeli invasion. -
Charles McQuillan/Getty Images EuropeThree reporters were blocked from the White House grounds Saturday morning, a day after President Trump said CNN, Politico, and MS NOW would be banned for reporting "FICTION and LIES."
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New research on ancient human remains suggests the habitual usage of betel nuts, a plant seed with mind-affecting properties that is popular in parts of Asia despite the health risks it presents. -
A thoughtful comedy starring Seth Rogen and Anna Kendrick, a haunting adaptation of Mrs. Dalloway set in Lagos, and a (possible?) swan song from acclaimed filmmaker Mike Leigh stood out at TIFF. -
Last year, remnants of a typhoon damaged homes, infrastructure and an archaeological dig site. Now, archaeologists are trying to get as many objects out as possible before the next storm. -
The Federal Reserve just raised interest rates this week for the first time this year. So how does it actually work? And what does it mean for the economy — and the rest of us? Here are some answers. -
Russia's parliamentary election for the first time is being held in Ukraine's regions that Moscow illegally annexed after the start of its full-scale invasion more than 4 1/2 years ago.
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