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Brown-Kinnard will be sworn into an at-large seat previously held by Melody McCray-Miller.
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On this week's "The Range," Disc golf is flying high. Also, a Wichita business restores films to their former glory.
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Health expert says virus presents low public health risk.
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Overland Park Sen. Cindy Holscher's running mate is Wichita Rep. KC Ohaebosim
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Some Kansans are spooked by data centers as the likelihood of the state hosting more big tech facilities is rising. They're worried about potential harmful impacts to the environment and just being heard during preliminary public meetings. One positive to all the hullabaloo? Heightened civic engagement early in local proceedings.
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The House passed a bill to allow the year-round sale of E15 – a priority in farm states – following infighting among Republicans.
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Health officials are working to contain a new Ebola outbreak in the DRC of a virus strain with no known vaccine.
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The splashy nighttime phenomenon will be best observed on Saturday and Sunday nights
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A humpback whale found dead this week off a Danish island has been identified as the animal released two weeks ago in a spectacular and controversial rescue effort after repeatedly becoming stranded off Germany's Baltic Sea coast, Danish authorities said Saturday.
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In Sri Lanka, the islanders revere elephants. But for farmers, there's rising tension that's leading to more fatal encounters — for both humans and hungry pachyderms.
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President Trump's troop withdrawal threat rattles residents of a small Bavarian town reliant on U.S. military personnel and their families for both income and friendships built over decades.
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Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy was one of seven Republican senators who voted to convict President Trump. Now he's running for reelection in a race that will test Trump's hold on the GOP.
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From championing women choreographers to upending classics, the former Royal Ballet star turned artistic director of the San Francisco Ballet doesn't play it safe.
Commentary & Podcasts
On this episode of Marginalia, Beth Golay speaks with author Vanessa Hua about her new novel, "Coyoteland." Book critic Suzanne Perez reviews "Evil Genius" by Claire Oshetsky. And we have book recommendations from Camden Avery, co-owner and lead buyer at The Booksmith in San Francisco, CA.
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