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Kansas will sort every K-9 public school student into high risk, some risk, or on track by October. Parents are urged to ask about intervention plans.
A Missouri lawmaker who was once denied a divorce while pregnant helped write the fix that takes effect Aug. 28.
Phil LeVota allegedly offered county jobs to push a rival out of the 2026 executive race he'd promised not to enter.
Data centers are not on Tuesday's ballot, but Kansas City-area candidates are making them a defining campaign issue over water, power and tax breaks.
A Clay County ballot error may have left roughly 1,500 voters without the county commission race they were supposed to decide. Officials are investigating whether the mistake could affect the result.
Kansas City voters approved $100 million for repairs at Bartle Hall, Municipal Auditorium and City Hall. The no-tax-increase bond arrives as downtown venues prepare for a busy event calendar.
Derek Schmidt defeated Chad Young in Kansas' 2nd District GOP primary and will face a Democrat and Libertarian in November.
Philip Sarnecki wants Kansas to sell its executive jet. Flight records show his own plane making a busy run through campaign hotspots.
A Wichita resident is challenging the city's nearly 200-camera Flock network, arguing it tracks law-abiding drivers without warrants.
Jackson County spent $28,444 sending four officials to Hawaii for conferences, resort stays and a Pearl Harbor ceremony. The public payoff remains difficult to measure.
Kansas voters keep a three-day cushion for late-arriving mail ballots before next Tuesday’s primary. The constitutional fight over the deadline is still headed through court.
Whiteman Air Force Base could trade its A-10 Warthogs for 24 F-15E Strike Eagles beginning in fiscal year 2031. The proposed mission would preserve the 442nd Fighter Wing and its regional economic footprint.
A state audit says the Bates County sheriff’s office spent $178,382 on a mounted patrol, rodeos and parties; Sheriff Chad Anderson disputes the characterization and pushed back on social media.
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