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The board chose Brock Booker to fill the District 3 vacancy on Friday morning.
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Hugo Phan/KMUWDirty sodas blend regular fountain drinks with flavored syrups, fresh fruit or cream, and they’ve become an obsession on social media. A new newton-based dirty soda truck is hoping to ride the wave of this recent trend. -
Roger Nomer/Kansas News ServiceMedical loan closets are growing across Kansas, lending out donated equipment including power chairs, crutches, CPAP machines and more for little or no cost.
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The Republican senator’s residence has been fodder for campaign attacks as he faces a midterm election against the Rev. Adam Hamilton, a Kansas City-area United Methodist pastor. -
City officials are tempted by what a massive data center could mean for the eroding tax base of Osawatomie, Kansas, even as some residents revolt against the proposal. -
This week on "The Range," a novel way to battle the high cost of health care. Also, how dirty sodas became Wichita’s latest drink trend. -
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment lifted a boil water advisory for Wichita and parts of Andover on Thursday afternoon. Wichita's wholesale customers remain under their own water advisories. -
Kobach says it’s unnecessary in rematch with Democrat Chris Mann.
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Markus Schreiber/APGerman Chancellor Friedrich Merz has faced a major electoral setback in two state elections, with his center-right party losing ground. The far-right Alternative for Germany party made significant gains. -
Jen Golbeck/APPresident Trump has claimed that military operations are needed at his proposed triumphal arch in Washington D.C., in order to protect national security. A federal court is weighing the arch's legality.
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In the bustling heart of the southern Indian city of Chennai is a market that never sleeps, where residents from the poorest neighborhoods wage a battle of survival with the sea. -
At Bayou Bar, music and food go hand in hand. Which is why a new cookbook from chef Brian Landry and bandleader Peter Harris has recipes from the menu and stories from the musicians who play there. -
In the Lower Ninth Ward, an old Family Dollar stands covered in graffiti. It looks abandoned. But inside, it's a treasure trove — clothing, home goods, toys and books. And everything is free. -
Fox Corp. must turn over hundreds of documents that could shed light on how founder Rupert Murdoch handled some of his media companies' biggest scandals. -
Grandparents taking care of their grandkids is nothing new. But the surging cost of childcare in the U.S. has made familial support even more critical for some parents who struggle to afford it.
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