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Many teams are practicing inside, and elementary and middle schools are taking recess indoors.

The local nonprofit Empower is taking over the NoMar Theatre and turning it into Provecho, a term that means “Bon Appetit" or “enjoy."

The Republican incumbent said he is “frustrated” President Donald Trump is importing beef from foreign countries.

Senate President Ty Masterson, an Andover Republican running for governor, said everywhere he has been in the state, property taxes are the No. 1 issue.

Kansas communities exploring data center development must put policies in place to protect residents, the environment and long-term economic growth before building begins, national experts say.

In April, the department found four public school districts — Olathe, Shawnee Mission, Topeka and Kansas City, Kansas — were in violation of federal Title IX civil rights protections.

Rylan Reece, 16, died on the first day of practice at tiny Pawnee Heights High School. He was the fifth Kansas football player to die during conditioning since 2018.

A Wyandotte County judge has dismissed the criminal case against Deputy Richard Fatherley, who was charged with second-degree murder of Charles Adair, an inmate who died in the county jail last July after deputies kneeled on his back. Fatherley still faces a wrongful death lawsuit.

Lyndell Mays, one of three adults charged with murder in the parade shooting and the only one whose case is still pending, now faces new assault charges and accusations of endangering the welfare of children.

New features in the historic theater include all new accessible seating, an air-conditioned balcony and portable concessions.