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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.
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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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As newspapers around the country close and consolidate, a printing press in Liberal, Kansas, is a lifeline for local media in the region. -
A pair of exhibits at the Spencer Museum of Art in Lawrence are inspired by the life and death of Emmett Till, which helped launch the civil rights movement. The work of area textile artists helps connect the 1955 killing to contemporary violence against Black people. -
The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum accepted on Thursday the remnants of the vandalized statue. The cleats will be added to an existing exhibit about the first Black American to break Major League Baseball’s color barrier. -
Families have been blocked from visiting inmates since March 1. A union president for prison staff believes an investigation justifying the tightened rules is dragging on as a way to circumvent the union’s contract. -
One of the best restaurants in Kansas opens four days a week on the wind-swept plains, an hour beyond the nearest stoplight. In a county that’s lost more than half of its population, Fly Boy Brewery & Eats offers a renewed sense of hope — and a cheeseburger worth driving for. -
Lobbyists and legislators have been pushing for years to eliminate copays for supplemental and diagnostic breast cancer screening, which other Midwest states have already done. Advocates say they create cost barriers that can lead to late diagnosis. -
Kansas doesn't require schools to report or track teacher injuries. And although most schools prepare students and staff for intruders with active-shooter drills, they don't train teachers on how to deal with more common violence on campus. -
The Kansas State School for the Blind in Kansas City, Kansas, celebrated the opening of its brand new soccer field on Friday. -
Kansas residents can expect to see between 70% and 95% of the sun covered during Monday's eclipse, depending on whether they live. But there won’t be another total eclipse in the contiguous U.S. for another two decades, so some enthusiasts say the drive is worth it.
