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Kansas school district switches software, asks court to dismiss lawsuit for spying on students
From left, student journalists Jack Tell, Natasha Torkzaban, Maya Smith and Morgan Salisbury meet with district officials on…
Small No Kings event puts love ahead of politics in rural Kansas town where immigrants are detained
Kay Krause holds a "comfort frog," which likened to a weighted blanket for kids, at the Oct. 18,…
Judge orders ex-police chief who led raid on Kansas newspaper to stand trial for deleted texts
Kari Newell, the former owner of a restaurant and coffeeshop in Marion, is questioned during an Oct. 15,…
Kansas City metro exposed to flood risk by government shutdown, official warns
Sarah White, a Missouri and Associated Rivers Coalition board member, appears by Zoom during an Oct. 9, 2025,…
Kansas Supreme Court sides with woman who lost job offer after she refused COVID-19 vaccine
Kansas Supreme Court Justice Caleb Stegall authored an opinion in favor of a woman who was denied an…
Kansas judge admonishes public defenders for ‘petty’ infighting, reassigns death penalty case
Brandon Barrett, general counsel and acting director at the State Board of Indigents' Defense Services, appears at the…
Kansas death penalty case derailed by fighting, firing and fear at public defense agency
Brandon Barrett, general counsel and acting director at the State Board of Indigents' Defense Services, appears at the…
Police records reveal man who sparked investigation into Kansas official’s immigration status
Lenexa City Council member Melanie Arroyo, left, listens to public comments during an Aug. 19, 2025, city council…
Police investigate a Kansas city council member’s citizenship after a complaint left via voicemail
Lenexa City Council member Melanie Arroyo talks with supporters after the Aug. 5, 2025, council meeting. Arroyo revealed…