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Author
Steve Vockrodt
Posted on
05/24/22
The trial of the lawsuit filed by Lamonte McIntyre, who was freed from prison in 2017 after serving 23 years in prison after he was exonerated, is scheduled to begin in October.
Author
Alex Smith
Posted on
05/24/22
Donavon Decker became, in more ways than one, an ambassador of limb girdle muscular dystrophy type 2D, a rare degenerative disorder. But decades after he participated in patient trials and fundraised for research, drug companies are still nowhere close to a cure.
Author
Jacob Martin
Posted on
05/23/22
For Starbucks baristas — many of them young and queer — it used to be a point of pride to work for a company with a reputation for taking care of its employees. But some employees say the company's response to their unionization efforts prove otherwise.
Author
Daniel Caudill
Posted on
05/23/22
Organizers say 70% of the store's employees support the union.
Author
Celia Llopis-Jepsen
Posted on
05/18/22
The disparities between Wyandotte and its neighbor to the south — Johnson County — remain the most dramatic contrast in the state.
Author
Blaise Mesa
Posted on
05/18/22
The state will help older foster youth who are aging out of care find families that will last beyond foster care.
Author
Roxie Hammill
Posted on
05/16/22
A map drawn by legislative Republicans was thrown out by a lower court on grounds that it discriminated against people of color and Democrats.
Author
Suzanne Perez
Posted on
05/16/22
Together, the state's six major public universities — KU, K-State, Wichita State, Emporia State, Fort Hays State and Pittsburg State — offer more than 1,500 degree programs. And some experts say that’s too much.
Author
Luke X. Martin
Posted on
05/13/22
Two federal efforts — one in Congress and one at the U.S. Interior Department — could affect the search for marked and unmarked graves at the Shawnee Indian Mission in Fairway and Haskell University in Lawrence.
Author
Bek Shackelford-Nwanganga
Posted on
05/12/22
The complaint claims the Starbucks stores at 75th Street & I-35 in Overland Park and on the Country Club Plaza illegally terminated pro-union employees.
Author
Dylan Lysen
Posted on
05/12/22
Kansas bettors will be able to place legal wagers on sporting events as early as this summer.
Author
Dylan Lysen
Posted on
05/12/22
The Kansas Livestock Association pushed for the labeling law as part of a national initiative to protect the cattle industry's meat-selling market share.
Author
Dan Margolies
Posted on
05/11/22
Kansas is one of just a few states without a good Samaritan law that encourages people to call 911 when they witness a drug overdose, and it doesn’t permit syringe service programs that provide sterile injection equipment.
Author
Kylie Cameron
Posted on
05/11/22
The report found that the number of domestic airline travelers rose by 83% in 2021 from 2020.
Author
Jim McLean
Posted on
05/11/22
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly signed a food sales tax cut into law Wednesday.
Author
Dan Margolies
Posted on
05/10/22
Adrienne Jensen’s former coach, Rex Haultain, pleaded guilty in 2013 to soliciting child pornography and was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison.
Author
Blaise Mesa
Posted on
05/10/22
Guardians ad litem say their heavy caseloads make it hard to be everywhere at once. Foster parents want them to know the children they represent better.
Author
Blaise Mesa
Posted on
05/05/22
The child reportedly had a medical condition, but authorities haven't released many details.
Author
Suzanne Perez
Posted on
05/05/22
Two years into the COVID pandemic, students aren’t returning to public school in droves. So Kansas districts are starting budget talks with pared-down enrollment numbers and tightened belts.
Author
Celia Llopis-Jepsen
Posted on
05/04/22
Advocacy groups consider the move harassment of business owners. Cannabis products are legal in Kansas only with very small amounts of hemp-derived THC.
Author
Blaise Mesa
Posted on
05/04/22
The Kansas Legislature didn’t approve money for additional public defenders, but it did support pay raises.
Author
Dylan Lysen
Posted on
05/03/22
The U.S. Supreme Court appears poised to strike down abortion protections, making an upcoming Kansas vote on abortion rights even more important.