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More than 10% of the proposed bond funds would go toward programs that help prepare students for trade school or a career after high school.
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Roger Nomer/KMUWThe drought made the pumpkin growing season tough for Kansas farmers this year. They are trying to make up the difference by shipping in pumpkins and adding other activities -
Grace Hills/Kansas ReflectorWhile Republican Sen. Roger Marshall has blamed Hamilton for one-fourth of churches leaving the denomination, church members and experts say the answer is more complex.
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Legislators criticize university president's handling of announcement and question budgeting -
Wages in the region, already lower than other parts of the country, have stagnated. Like everywhere else, prices for essentials continue to rise. Polls show most voters blame the Trump administration. -
A study found a Wisconsin program that pays producers for measured reductions in phosphorus runoff was more cost-effective than a popular federal conservation program. -
Vice President JD Vance touted Sen. Roger Marshall's close work with the Trump administration and touched on basic economic issues such as fuel prices. Marshall is in a tight race with Democrat Adam Hamilton. -
At least two elementary schools are set to close this year, with more potential closures on the horizon.
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Heather Diehl/Getty Images North AmericaA group of hacktivists calling themselves Distributed Denial of Secrets, said the unmasking of ICE agents, DHS operatives and contractors was fair play, given the government's lack of transparency. -
Marta Lavandier/APEl Niño years typically lead to more precipitation and higher-than-average temperatures. The latest data shows the different potential impacts by region.
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While the judge rejected the Department of Justice's unprecedented demand in California, the case isn't over yet. The federal government immediately filed notice that it will appeal. -
The Department of Health and Human Services will let small compounding pharmacies make six peptides that haven't been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. It may not be enough to meet demand. -
The Trump administration wants to undo a Biden-era rule that would reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas industry. -
Fatherland imagines the Nobel Prize-winning author's 1949 return to Germany after years of exile. Just 82 minutes long, this gorgeous film is meticulously staged and shot in black and white. -
Jordan Neely was frightening fellow passengers. A former Marine named Daniel Penny put Neely into a chokehold, killing him. Journalist Anand Giridharadas investigates the incident in Man in the Mirror.
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The greatest ghost story ever told may be one of the first ever published. The Castle of Otranto doesn’t get everything right but those familiar tropes - the ghostly moan or creepy footsteps – are all there. Katie Lanning tells us how Horace Walpole created a new genre on today’s Why Should I Read This?
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