Bek Shackelford-Nwanganga
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Kansas News Service
Rare diseases are hard to diagnose and often require costly genetic testing and visits to specialists. The testing can be hard to access, especially for people who live in rural areas. Researchers at the Genomic Medicine Center at Children’s Mercy Kansas City are trying to close the gap.
Robert Benecke
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DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University
Hugo Phan
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KMUW
Daniel Caudill
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Kansas News Service
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Dominic Miller will go to trial in January 2026. The two other adults who face weapons and murder charges in the same shooting are slated for trial next year. -
Supporters have raised about three-fourths of the $9.5 million needed to restore the historic Orpheum Theatre. Plans call for new flooring, seats and other upgrades as part of a year-long renovation project that will start next summer. -
On this month's "Hidden Kansas," Beccy Tanner visit a cemetery dedicated to a woman known as “Mother.” -
Three major questions will determine Democratic Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto power in her last two years. Her ability to block Republican priorities will depend on a handful of key Statehouse races. -
World renowned crop artist Stan Herd completed his images of Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and her running mate Tim Walz on Sunday, on a farm near the Kansas River in north Lawrence. -
Health officials have confirmed almost 50 cases of tuberculosis in Wyandotte County, more than in all of Kansas last year. But the public risk remains low. -
ACLU of Kansas officials say an elementary school principal in Belleville invited a representative from Gideons International to distribute Bibles at the school. In a letter, the ACLU warned that the principal's actions violated the First Amendment, which mandates governmental neutrality when it comes to religion. -
Raign PanKratz always wanted to be a teacher. This month, after years of college classes, student teaching and working at a summer camp for children, she’s finally starting her career teaching kindergarten at a south Wichita elementary school. -
Mental health professionals say it’s important for teens to limit their time online and develop healthy social media habits. -
Wastewater testing helps track COVID trends. Currently, COVID levels in wastewater are surging in Kansas and Missouri as well as in much of the U.S.
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