Nomin Ujiyediin
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Kansas News Service
Reservoirs that feed the Kansas River during times of drought are filling up with mud. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has an idea to slow the process.
Blaise Mesa
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Kansas News Service
David Condos
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Kansas News Service
Rose Conlon
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Kansas News Service
The Latest Kansas News Service Stories
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Triple negative breast cancer is aggressive and hard to treat. It also disproportionately affects Black women. A University of Kansas medical researcher is working to find out why and expand treatment options. -
Kansas has reported 37 cases of measles this year, but Wichita hasn't had a case since 2017. Doctors are bracing for when that finally happens. -
Nonprofits, businesses and local and state governments raised $3.5 million for health testing for residents who lived near a contamination site in northeast Wichita. -
University officials say the library has been weeding out materials that are outdated or have not been checked out in over a decade. But faculty say they should have been consulted first. -
Out of 157,000 students who participated in Poetry Out Loud this school year, Wichita East High senior Ismail Saeed is one of 55 who advanced to the national finals in Washington, D.C. The winner gets $20,000. -
Johnson County Community College is one example of a local institution where employees are taking steps to prevent birds from flying into windows -
The state has identified 37 measles cases, mostly among children. That prompted Kelly to appear in Garden City and urge people to take action. -
The Trump administration’s promised deportations have private prison operator CoreCivic moving to use the inactive Kansas facility to house federal detainees. Some former employees and immigrant rights advocates are pushing back. -
Programs that support some of Sedgwick County's most vulnerable residents are now in jeopardy as federal agencies continue to renege on their grant promises.
