The bill for unpaid school meals across Kansas climbed to more than $23 million last year. KMUW's Suzanne Perez looks at how districts handle that debt, and the push to make sure children don’t go hungry at school.
Plus more on these stories:
- The Kansas Supreme Court now says the October hack on its information system was conducted by foreign cybercriminals.
- The Wichita City Council approved a new tax increment finance district for development near Riverfront Stadium.
- Evergy's residential customers in Wichita will have to pay about four and a half dollars more on average per month under a newly-approved rate settlement.
- After a Kansas Supreme Court ruling, the city of Wichita has amended its ordinance regulating after-hours clubs.
- Wichita water and sewer customers will see a 5% rate increase next year.
- The City of Wichita has acquired five acres of land near Northwest High School with council approval for a new police substation.
- Wichita Police officers will have to wait until next month for the city council to approve giving them a $5 thousand dollar bonus.
- Wichita’s city council delayed a vote Tuesday on an ordinance to fine landlords for retaliating against tenants.
- City workers will lower the Arkansas River in downtown Wichita later this week for infrastructure maintenance.
Producers: Beth Golay and Fletcher Powell
Editors: Beth Golay and Tom Shine
Contributors: Kylie Cameron, Celia Hack, Dylan Lysen, Suzanne Perez, and Tom Shine
Theme music: Torin Andersen
Digital editor: Karlee Cooper