The state of Kansas awarded more than $10 million dollars last year from opioid settlement funds for treatment and prevention efforts. A portion of the money went to law enforcement to continue drug interdiction efforts. But some advocates say that's not the intent of the settlement agreement.
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- The National Transportation Safety Board continues to investigate why a portion of a Boeing 737 Max 9 fuselage blew off during a flight Friday.
- Two new members of the Wichita City Council and the city’s new mayor will be sworn in to office this evening.
- The 2024 legislative session starts today as lawmakers return to Topeka.
- A group created to study special education in Kansas is urging lawmakers to increase funding by nearly $350 million dollars over four years.
- The chief justice of the Kansas Supreme Court will give her State of the Judiciary address this week.
- A new central Kansas wind farm has the most wind power capacity in the state.
- The Chiefs will open the playoffs against the Miami Dolphins on Saturday night in Kansas City.
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