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McCray-Miller was elected to the Wichita school board in 2023. She previously served on the Sedgwick County Commission and in the Kansas Legislature. She was 69.
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A new report found that nearly 10% of median household income in Missouri and Kansas goes toward deductibles and premiums. At that level, economists say those households are underinsured. -
Farm aid promised last December is still months away from being paid out to fruit and vegetable growers. But industry groups say it won't be enough to get them through tough market conditions. -
The ripple effect of a hot housing market during the pandemic means that the median increase in home values will hit 10.8% in Sedgwick County this year. -
Western Kansas was scorched by wildfires spread out over several counties. While local and state fire agencies contain them, ranchers and small towns move to recovering. -
The Purple Line Project aims to help Wichita-area businesses be more welcoming to people living with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, as well as their caregivers.
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Alex Brandon/APFBI director invites fresh scrutiny over travels with appearance at US men's hockey team celebrationWhen the American men's hockey team retreated to their locker room to celebrate their Winter Olympics gold medal win, they were joined by a special guest from the United States: FBI Director Kash Patel. -
Christophe Ena/APFrance's top diplomat has requested that U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner no longer be allowed direct access to members of the French government. Kushner skipped a meeting Monday to discuss comments by the Trump administration over the beating death of a far-right activist.
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The Texas Republican is facing calls from fellow House Republicans to resign, following allegations of an affair with a staffer who later died by suicide. -
Photos of cities in Connecticut, New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts as they cope with a powerful winter storm. -
The Food and Drug Administration aims to evaluate treatments for rare diseases based on plausible evidence that they would work — without requiring a clinical trial first. -
A man with Tourette syndrome shouted a racial slur and other offensive remarks during the BAFTA awards ceremony Sunday. The BBC did not edit out his outbursts in its delayed broadcast. -
In a recent video, the Olympic skier credits her surgeon with saving her leg from potential amputation.
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