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Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly signed a bill requiring the Kansas State Historical Society to give the Shawnee Tribe ownership of a cemetery where many of its tribe members are buried.
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For the first time, researchers have assigned a value to the Black-owned farmland lost over the past century. -
Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday signed the state's new congressional map into law, likely keeping a 6-2 Republican majority. Any lawsuit against the map will face an uphill battle.
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Free parking in Kansas City used to be the norm, not the exception. City officials are hoping to change that — starting with the City Market.
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UMKC says there is no longer an active shooter threat after two people were shot in their car near the intersection of 51st Street and Oak Street in Kansas City, an area on the west side of campus with several restaurants and residence halls.
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Six teenagers are now in custody in connection to a fatal shooting Saturday at Black Bob Park in Olathe. The Johnson County District Attorney's Office is seeking to try four of them as adults.
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The disparities between Wyandotte and its neighbor to the south — Johnson County — remain the most dramatic contrast in the state.
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Eric Schmitt's latest round of lawsuits would target districts that have mask policies triggered by the number of students who are ill or by the prevalence of cases in their communities.
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Folk Alliance International's annual conference is back in Kansas City for the first of three years. Things will be a bit different due to COVID-19, but the public can still participate.
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The state's highest court reversed a lower court decision that found the Republican-led Kansas Legislature drew a map that was racially and politically gerrymandered.
