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Housed in the archives of the Museum of World Treasures is a rare piece of civil rights history.
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The Democratic Kansas governor and Republican attorney general don’t always agree about suing or joining existing lawsuits. Now the Kansas Supreme Court could decide.
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This week on "The Range," the craft of classic book-making. Also, a rare look at a piece of civil rights history.
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Allen Epley of the group Shiner was a college student when he began playing in bands in and around Kansas City, Missouri in the late 1980s. In 2026 many of his peers from that time are still active in that music scene, something he says, is a real reward for years of hard work.
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Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly is asking for civility and compromise in the face of national political divides. She starts her final session in office with a Republican supermajority that can override her if it holds together.
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Wichita Mayor Lily Wu used her mayoral powers to call for a special meeting on Wednesday. Wu had hoped to delay a vote on a sales tax proposal until August.
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More than 550 people have contracted measles in Spartanburg County, S.C., in a fast-growing outbreak. Like a majority of U.S. counties, nonmedical exemptions to school vaccination are also rising.
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Many jails and prisons around the country don't provide medication treatment for opioid use disorder. Studies show that medication makes recovery more likely and reduces the risk of overdose death.
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All 16 drug companies that inked deals with the Trump administration over the past few months still raised some of their prices for 2026.
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A hospice in Uganda asked itself: Can we do more than ease the pain of dying? Can we actually prevent deaths from cervical and breast cancer?
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Breaking with the United States, Canada has agreed to cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric cars in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday.
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See if you can get a perfect score for once.
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A Republican-led congressional subcommittee is leading a new investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Do their claims add up?
Commentary & Podcasts
New Jersey based singer-songwriter discusses his dedication to his craft, writing about his adopted home state, and what led him to pick up the bass.
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