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They're called Bradford pears, Callery pears and about two dozen other names. Scientists say it's time to remove these trees, because they're wreaking havoc. Here's one way to help in Kansas and Missouri.

Abortion is expected to remain a friction point in the Kansas legislative session, even after last year's vote that protected it as a constitutional right. Plus: How Missouri's economy is taking a toll from tens of thousands of residents still experiencing the symptoms of long COVID.

Prosecutors say they have already amassed 36,000 pages of evidence in the case against Golubski, and the evidence may only grow as part of their ongoing investigation.

Prosecutors had urged the judge to keep Golubski, who was indicted last week on charges of violating two women's civil rights when he allegedly assaulted them more than two decades ago, in detention until trial.

A Dillons grocery store closed. Three central Topeka census tracts became federally designated food deserts. Now a local movement aims to fill the gap.

The Winter Paralympics are beginning in Beijing, where Topeka native Dan Cnossen will compete as one of the world's best Paralympian cross-country skiers. Plus, Missouri food stamp applicants are suing over the state over a "dysfunctional" system that's shutting them out of benefits.

With congressional redistricting out of the limelight for now, education issues are moving to the forefront in Topeka and Jefferson City.

Retired Navy SEAL veteran Dan Cnossen will compete at the upcoming Winter Paralympics in Beijing in Nordic skiing events. Cnossen is arguably the world's best, earning six medals at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.

The trail, which follows key moments and locations in the Civil Rights movement across the United States, also stops in Independence and St. Louis on its way to Kansas City.

In a public forum Saturday, many community members discussed the need for a public defender's office. There was opposition, too, mostly from defense attorneys in the county.

In an effort to stimulate the local economy, Choose Topeka has been offering qualifying candidates $10,000 to $15,000 to relocate to the capital city of Kansas.

As employees in Topeka, Kansas, enter a new round of negotiations, they are calling for the public to resist the urge to indulge in Doritos and Cheetos until a new deal that includes less forced overtime is reached.