Samantha Horton
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The Kansas News Service
Federal lawmakers are considering cutting billions of dollars from Medicaid funding. Experts say that would lead to an increase in hospital closures and uninsured rates in Kansas.
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The peaceful protest in Topeka — and a similar rally in Wichita — was one of hundreds of demonstrations against President Donald Trump ahead of a military parade in Washington, D.C. -
The Kansas Court of Appeals decision reverses a district court order that prohibited transgender people from changing driver's licenses to reflect their gender identity. -
One Wichita school board member said she received "a wave of unsettling feedback" from retired educators that several high schools could be manipulating grades or artificially inflating course credits so that more students graduate. -
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Former outfielder Alex Gordon will be inducted into the Kansas City Royals' Hall of Fame Friday. KPR's Greg Echlin looks back on his career in blue. -
The bells will be ringing in Lawrence this week. The country’s top carillon players — known as carillonneurs — are coming to Lawrence this week to play the carillon at the University of Kansas. The massive instrument is housed inside the KU Campanile. -
Laundry Love is a nationwide network that provides free laundry to low-income people, no questions asked. There are at least five locations in Kansas, including in Wichita, Newton and Hutchinson. -
The city of Leavenworth, Kansas, has netted a momentary victory in its battle to force private prison operator CoreCivic to follow the city’s interpretation of local rules. The company wants to house detainees for federal immigration authorities — without a city permit. -
Wichita district officials say "some anomalies" at Southeast High were corrected and reported to state officials. Teachers worry the school may be inflating graduation rates. -
Three mothers, along with their children, filed the lawsuit in Jackson County Court, saying “systemic failures” by the firearms sellers, the city, Union Station and the Greater Kansas City Sports Commission showed a collective negligence at the February 2024 rally.
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