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Sexually Transmitted Diseases Rise In Kansas, Especially In Rural Counties

Corinne Boyer 09/09/19

What If We Belched Less CO2 Into The Atmosphere By Stashing It Under Kansas?

Brian Grimmett 09/02/19

Kansas Makes Good Use Of Wind Power, But Other Renewables ... Not So Much

Brian Grimmett 08/30/19

Featured Stories

Global Ag Experts Converge On Kansas To Talk Conservation, But Hear Little About 'Climate Change'

Corinne Boyer 09/13/19

MANHATTAN, Kansas — A bus filled with livestock-industry representatives from South America, Australia, Africa and Europe drove past rows of pens and...

Kansas Offers Plenty Of Jobs, But Not Enough People To Take Them

Stephen Koranda 09/13/19

Over the last five years, almost 15,000 workers disappeared from the Kansas workforce. During the same timeframe, the state is growing economically,...

Leavenworth Prisoner Will Get Opioid Addiction Treatment After His Lawsuit Is Settled Quickly

Nomin Ujiyediin 09/11/19

This story was updated at 10 a.m. on Sept. 12, 2019, to reflect comments from the Bureau of Prisons. The federal Bureau of Prisons will provide opioid...

11 And Counting: Your Guide To The Candidates Competing For Kansas U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts' Job

Stephen Koranda 09/07/19

Updated 11:15 a.m., September 7, 2019. Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts says he will not run for re-election in 2020, opening the door to a parade of...

Kansas Is Blurring The Lines Between Classroom And Workplace

Stephan Bisaha 09/06/19

The classroom and workplace have traditionally been kept separate. But a redesign that’s been going on for four years in Kansas could blend the two in...

These Technologies Help Kansas Farmers Use Water More Efficiently, And The State's Pitching In

Corinne Boyer 09/06/19

GARDEN CITY — Zion Roth farms with his uncle, father and brothers near Garden City. Roth uses tools that monitor weather and the soil moisture on his...

School Districts Double Down On Drug Testing, Targeting Even Middle Schoolers

Laura Ungar/Kaiser Health News 09/05/19

FORT SCOTT, Kansas — Thirteen-year-old Aura Brillhart and her 11-year-old sister, Morgan, will face a new sort of test in school this year: a drug test....

Kansas Treasurer LaTurner Trades Senate Race For 2020 GOP Primary With U.S. Rep. Watkins

Stephen Koranda 09/04/19

Kansas Treasurer Jake LaTurner is ending his campaign for the U.S. Senate and will instead launch a primary challenge against Republican Congressman...

The Man Behind Kansas City's Fastest Growing CBD Chain Is Gaining Notoriety And Making Some Enemies

Mark Davis 09/03/19

As a teenager, Vince Sanders watched his father go to prison. He dropped out of school and ended up serving time himself. It makes an unlikely history...

Kansas Teachers Compete With Netflix For Students' Attention In The Classroom

Stephan Bisaha 08/28/19

WICHITA, Kansas — Smartboards have been replacing chalkboards in Kansas for more than a decade. Yet districts are still figuring out tech’s place in the...

'We Get It': Aetna Apologizes As Kansas Pushes To Fix Medicaid Problems

Stephen Koranda 08/28/19

Aetna Better Health is struggling to keep its Medicaid contract with KanCare, to the point that state officials found fault with Aetna’s recent plan to...

Kansas Sees A Path To Prosperity By Getting More Kids Into Child Care And Preschool

Celia Llopis-Jepsen 08/26/19

COFFEYVILLE, KANSAS — Preschool was a logistical boon for Delice Downing and an educational bonanza for her son, Adrian. The head volleyball coach and...

Leavenworth Inmates Reach $1.45 Million Settlement Over Taped Attorney-Client Phone Calls

Dan Margolies 08/26/19

Less than two weeks after a judge issued a blistering opinion on the taping of attorney-client conversations at the Leavenworth Detention Center, a...

Aetna Shakes Up Kansas Leadership After Chronic Complaints Put Its Medicaid Contract At Risk

Celia Llopis-Jepsen 08/23/19

TOPEKA — Aetna is bringing in new leadership to run its Medicaid operations in Kansas after chronic complaints from hospitals and others put it at risk...

Tyson Plant Fire Sends Ripples Of Uncertainty Through Western Kansas, Cattle Industry

Corinne Boyer 08/22/19

GARDEN CITY — Ali Abdi usually cuts meat at the Tyson plant in Holcomb, and was at the plant when a fire broke out and destroyed part of the structure....

Kansas Officials To Students: Tell Us How We Can Help Prevent Bullying

Celia Llopis-Jepsen 08/22/19

TOPEKA — Bullying just won’t go away. If anything, the advent of smartphones and social media has made it worse. That’s forced a conversation on what...

Sedgwick County Bans Large-Scale Commercial Wind Farms

Deborah Shaar 08/21/19

Large-scale commercial wind farms won’t be built in Sedgwick County.

Kansas Judge Throws Out Convictions Of Undocumented Immigrants, Ruling In Favor Of Free Speech

Dan Margolies 08/21/19

In a major ruling with implications for employers of undocumented immigrants, a federal judge in Kansas said a law making it a crime to "encourage" or ...

The Collapse Of A Hospital Empire — And Towns Left In The Wreckage

Kaiser Health News and Lauren Weber 08/20/19

SWEET SPRINGS, Mo. — The money was so good in the beginning, and it seemed it might gush forever, right through tiny country hospitals in Missouri,...

Housing Costs And Lack Of Local Services Leave Mentally Ill In Nursing Home 'Warehouses'

Stephen Koranda 08/19/19

VALLEY FALLS, Kansas — Dennis Ritchey stands in the kitchen of his modest apartment. He calls it efficient, but likes that it has plenty of cabinets.

The Troubled History Of The Company Tapped To House Hundreds Of Kansas Inmates In Arizona

Nomin Ujiyediin 08/16/19

TOPEKA — One of the United States’ largest and oldest private prison companies will house up to 600 Kansas inmates in a facility in Eloy, Arizona....

Kansas Cancels Contract For Kids' Reading Program Over Millions In Questionable Spending

Stephen Koranda 08/16/19

The state of Kansas is canceling a contract that administered an elementary-school reading program because of what state officials call inappropriate...

Featured Stories

Global Ag Experts Converge On Kansas To Talk Conservation, But Hear Little About 'Climate Change'

Kansas Offers Plenty Of Jobs, But Not Enough People To Take Them

Leavenworth Prisoner Will Get Opioid Addiction Treatment After His Lawsuit Is Settled Quickly

11 And Counting: Your Guide To The Candidates Competing For Kansas U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts' Job

Kansas Is Blurring The Lines Between Classroom And Workplace

These Technologies Help Kansas Farmers Use Water More Efficiently, And The State's Pitching In

School Districts Double Down On Drug Testing, Targeting Even Middle Schoolers

Kansas Treasurer LaTurner Trades Senate Race For 2020 GOP Primary With U.S. Rep. Watkins

The Man Behind Kansas City's Fastest Growing CBD Chain Is Gaining Notoriety And Making Some Enemies

Kansas Teachers Compete With Netflix For Students' Attention In The Classroom

'We Get It': Aetna Apologizes As Kansas Pushes To Fix Medicaid Problems

Kansas Sees A Path To Prosperity By Getting More Kids Into Child Care And Preschool

Leavenworth Inmates Reach $1.45 Million Settlement Over Taped Attorney-Client Phone Calls

Aetna Shakes Up Kansas Leadership After Chronic Complaints Put Its Medicaid Contract At Risk

Tyson Plant Fire Sends Ripples Of Uncertainty Through Western Kansas, Cattle Industry

Kansas Officials To Students: Tell Us How We Can Help Prevent Bullying

Sedgwick County Bans Large-Scale Commercial Wind Farms

Kansas Judge Throws Out Convictions Of Undocumented Immigrants, Ruling In Favor Of Free Speech

The Collapse Of A Hospital Empire — And Towns Left In The Wreckage

Housing Costs And Lack Of Local Services Leave Mentally Ill In Nursing Home 'Warehouses'

The Troubled History Of The Company Tapped To House Hundreds Of Kansas Inmates In Arizona

Kansas Cancels Contract For Kids' Reading Program Over Millions In Questionable Spending

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