Stephen Koranda
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Kansas News Service
Kansas voters rejected a constitutional amendment that would have changed to electing state Supreme Court justices, in a win for groups that were concerned the change would impact abortion rights and school funding.
Photos by Roger Nomer of the Kansas News Service and Kylie Graham of the Johnson County Post
Hamilton photo from Kylie Graham, Johnson County Post
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Marshall official photo from marshall.senate.gov
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The federal government's purchase of the CoreCivic-operated ICE detention center in Leavenworth is raising questions about whether the city will maintain the same level of oversight it established before the facility reopened. -
Kansas polling places are open from at least 7 a.m.-7 p.m. on Election Day, Aug. 4. See results as they come in for Kansas statewide offices, U.S. Senate and U.S. House primary contests and a constitutional amendment question. -
The office for Kansas' top election official is open because current Secretary of State Scott Schwab is running for Kansas governor. -
Hot cattle translates to less milk and profits for dairy farmers. As the summers get warmer, dairies are looking for ways to keep cows comfortable and monitor heat stress. -
For more than 80 years, a sign along U.S. 50 near Dodge City has served as the midway marker for cross-country travelers making their way through Kansas. For this month’s Hidden Kansas, Beccy Tanner takes us to Kinsley, where the historic sign points the way in two directions. -
At least 460 people in Kansas have become ill this summer due to an outbreak of the cyclospora parasite. -
Bonds-Raacke is the former president of Saint Martin’s University, a private Catholic school in Washington. -
A parasite that causes severe diarrhea has sickened more than a thousand people in Kansas and Missouri. Federal officials are still investigating the cause of the outbreak, but it’s making some people scrutinize where their produce comes from. -
The One Big Beautiful Bill requires states to pay for some food assistance based on error rates. Advocacy groups want the penalties delayed to avoid SNAP service cuts. -
Cases of the intestinal illness, which can cause explosive diarrhea, rose to nearly 300 this week in Kansas, up from 55 last week, according to numbers from the state.
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