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The proposed code categorizes student violations into three levels and lists possible consequences. It's being developed in response to an investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice, which found that Wichita schools discriminated against students based on race and disability.
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Critics argue adding additional fees and interest on unpaid traffic fines is unfair to low-income drivers. And it may not even be legal under Kansas law.
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The Creative Minds school will be housed at the for-profit Learning Lab in downtown Wichita, an education collaborative with ties to Wichita-based Koch Inc. It will feature a one-room-schoolhouse approach, with about 20 students in its first class.
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Southwest Kansas is known as a place dominated by beef and grain production, but there was a time when this region was instead known for watermelons. The fruit crop spurred the multibillion dollar ag industry that sustains Kansas today, but the water used to help Kansas farmers survive back then eventually ran dry.
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A proposed $450 million bond issue would reduce the Wichita district's overall footprint. Leaders say that would help them deal with declining enrollment and an estimated $1.2 billion in needed repairs and maintenance.
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The commission plans to vote on the new regulations next Wednesday.
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Schmidt won easily while Boyda narrowly beat her opponent.
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Reddy beat Karen Crnkovich in the GOP primary for the Kansas City-area Congressional seat. He leans far more conservative than Davids, and says that securing the border is his top priority.
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Concerned about whether Kansas youngsters get too much screen time, the State Board of Education has created a task force to address cell phones and other devices in classrooms. The group will develop policy recommendations and present them to the board later this year.
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A statue of the baseball great, stolen and destroyed earlier this year, was replaced during a ceremony Monday night. The man who stole the statue was sentenced to 15 years in prison for the theft.
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United Nations of Islam ruled Quindaro Boulevard in Kansas City, Kansas, for two decades. The group’s leaders are about to go on trial.
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The closure curbed abortion access in Kansas, which has fielded skyrocketing demand from out-of-state patients since Roe v. Wade was overturned.