A former private prison operator in Leavenworth has faced legal setbacks in its effort to detain immigrants for the federal government. Despite a court order that blocks CoreCivic’s facility from reopening, the company is on a hiring spree.
Plus more on these stories:
- Wichita city council members rejected a proposal to bring 186 affordable housing apartments to the WaterWalk area of downtown.
- Some Kansas parents are pushing for more limits on screen time in schools, and not just with cell phones.
- The Wichita School District will hold a job fair next week aimed at hiring guest staff for the upcoming school year.
- Some small food businesses are in limbo as they wait for grants from a US Department of Agriculture program the Trump administration abruptly ended.
- Home sales in the Wichita area were down in July.
- A microchip clinic for cats and dogs will be hosted Saturday by The Kansas Humane Society.
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