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In August, the Wichita school board approved contracts for bat remediation at three schools.
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Propylon more than one year behind schedule, testing still finding flaws.
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Rural communities across Kansas are losing population, often because young people are leaving. How can you get them to return? One rural county has come up with a solution: pay them to come back.
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After the USDA admitted in 1997 that its programs had routinely discriminated against Black farmers, tens of thousands of them sued the federal government. A judge ultimately ruled in their favor, and farmers were promised nearly $2.2 billion in compensation. But all of these years later, some victims — including in the historic town of Nicodemus, Kansas — still haven’t received anything.
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Some Wichita City Council members said they want to prohibit local police from partnering with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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The district said it's the first time it has had to significantly increase its fuel budget since the pandemic.
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Lawyers for U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall sent his opponent a cease-and-desist letter demanding Rev. Adam Hamilton stop airing an ad featuring one of the senator’s former patients.
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Appellate judges direct state agency to reconsider employees’ claims.
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Switzerland's glaciers are disappearing at a record pace. More than 5% of their ice has vanished this year alone — threatening water supplies, ecosystems and communities across Europe.
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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told hundreds of junior military officers and enlisted leaders on Wednesday that the Trump administration has achieved a cultural shift in the military.
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As a Syrian glassmaker created his wares in Damascus, watching his craft reminded this reporter to slow down and enjoy the moment.
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The Cornell lawsuit filed by a woman alleging a brutal rape raises questions on how police handle such cases. The majority of police lack adequate training on trauma-informed approaches, experts say.
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The Pentagon made last-minute changes to forms that many overseas U.S. citizens use for absentee voting, removing a category of citizens that Republicans have been pushing to block from voting.
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The Trump administration has taken government equity stakes in more than three dozen private companies.
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After a botched lethal injection in May, dozens of Tennessee medical professionals told the governor that healthcare professionals shouldn't help with executions, no matter the method.
Commentary & Podcasts
Oakland, California-based poet, musician, and spoken-word artist Lisa B. looks to the future with music from the past on new album, ‘60s Magic Now!:The Y-Verse.
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