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More than 10% of the proposed bond funds would go toward programs that help prepare students for trade school or a career after high school.
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Roger Nomer/KMUWThe drought made the pumpkin growing season tough for Kansas farmers this year. They are trying to make up the difference by shipping in pumpkins and adding other activities -
Grace Hills/Kansas ReflectorWhile Republican Sen. Roger Marshall has blamed Hamilton for one-fourth of churches leaving the denomination, church members and experts say the answer is more complex.
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Legislators criticize university president's handling of announcement and question budgeting -
Wages in the region, already lower than other parts of the country, have stagnated. Like everywhere else, prices for essentials continue to rise. Polls show most voters blame the Trump administration. -
A study found a Wisconsin program that pays producers for measured reductions in phosphorus runoff was more cost-effective than a popular federal conservation program. -
Vice President JD Vance touted Sen. Roger Marshall's close work with the Trump administration and touched on basic economic issues such as fuel prices. Marshall is in a tight race with Democrat Adam Hamilton. -
At least two elementary schools are set to close this year, with more potential closures on the horizon.
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Michael M. Santiago/Getty ImagesJordan Neely was frightening fellow passengers. A former Marine named Daniel Penny put Neely into a chokehold, killing him. Journalist Anand Giridharadas investigates the incident in Man in the Mirror. -
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images North AmericaThe Federal Reserve opted to leave its benchmark interest rate unchanged — but investors widely expect the central bank to raise rates at its next meeting in December to combat stubborn inflation.
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Huerta co-founded the United Farm Workers union to improve working conditions in the nation's fruit and vegetable fields and coined the phrase "Sí, se puede!" that became a widespread rallying cry. -
A new study from AARP shows caregivers' out-of-pocket costs rose about 60% in the last five years. -
The toll is rising after a high-speed train between slammed into the rear of another train that had stopped south of Madrid, derailing two cars. It was Spain's second major train accident this year. -
The number of state and local officers working with Immigration and Customs Enforcement has doubled in size in the last eight months, according to a new report from the immigration reform advocacy group FWD.us. -
In Ohio, many people are displeased with the state's rapid buildout of data centers. It's a hot issue in the midterms, as political candidates from both parties try to ease voter concerns.
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The greatest ghost story ever told may be one of the first ever published. The Castle of Otranto doesn’t get everything right but those familiar tropes - the ghostly moan or creepy footsteps – are all there. Katie Lanning tells us how Horace Walpole created a new genre on today’s Why Should I Read This?
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