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Wichita school board president Stan Reeser deferred a vote on the timeline to close four elementary schools after three board members were absent.
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Alpha-gal syndrome, a tickborne allergy to red meat and dairy, has become more common in the last few years. The condition poses unique challenges to the lives and livelihoods of U.S. ranchers and farmers.
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The English Men's National Team will reportedly reside in a hotel in Johnson County during the 2026 FIFA World Cup this summer.
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A planning commission in Leavenworth recommended granting CoreCivic a permit to open a detention center, but with qualifications. The final decision will be left to the city’s commission.
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Federal law requires schools to verify free and reduced lunch eligibility for a random sample of recipients, but a new bill would require it for every student who receives a free lunch. One school official says the change would turn two months of work into a year-round responsibility.
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A KCUR investigation discovered the department used the city's license plate readers to track the writer's movements and it issued a "be on the lookout" for him.
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A Doberman pinscher named Penny won best in show Tuesday night at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, netting U.S. show dogs' most coveted prize.
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The brothers of Renee Good, killed by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis, called on Congress to do something about the violence on American streets as a result of immigration operations.
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China has introduced new regulations, starting in 2027, requiring all car doors to open manually from both sides. Electric door handles can malfunction in a crash or battery failure.
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A Jewish heritage foundation has set out to help restore private property appropriated after Syrian Jews left the country.
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NASA is targeting March for the launch of four astronauts on a ten-day mission to circle the moon and return safely to Earth, traveling farther than any humans have ventured in deep space.
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On "Aperture," the lead single from his upcoming album, the pop artist mines a different era of pop music.
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The U.K. government says newly released files related to Jeffrey Epstein suggest that the former British ambassador to the U.S. may have shared market-sensitive information with Epstein.
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In this episode of "Past & Present," Dr. Robert E. Weems, Jr. discusses how Donald J. Trump has reintroduced a core tenet of historic anti-black thought back into American discourse.
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