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Lawrence redistricting town hall participants object to racial, prison gerrymandering
Town hall participants in Lawrence urge legislators to avoid partisan, racial and prison gerrymandering when crafting new political boundaries in 2022.
Kansas universities offering incentives to boost COVID-19 vaccinations
LAWRENCE — Fully vaccinated students on the Lawrence and Overland Park campuses of the University of Kansas will be eligible for drawings of the cash equivalent of a semester’s in-state undergraduate tuition, cash prizes of $5,000, special parking permits as well as football and basketball tickets. KU officials said Friday the program to encourage voluntary […]
Supreme Court allows pursuit of DNA testing by convicted Cowley County murderer
Kansas Supreme Court decides 2020 law grants district courts authority to consider requests for post-conviction DNA testing even if case remains on appeal.
Release of U.S. Census population data amplifies political anxiety about redistricting
Kansans at town hall meetings insist the Legislature rely on community interests instead of partisan aspirations to draw new political boundaries.
Marshall, Moran support bipartisan measure for COVID-19 testing of immigrants at border
U.S. Sens. Moran and Marshall support COVID-19 testing of immigrants at border, oppose $3.5 trillion budget resolution expanding national safety net.
Audit reveals KDHE mistakenly paid $1.3 million to Medicaid contractors for care of dead people
Kansas' inspector general finds the state overpaid Medicaid contractors $1.3 million for care of dead people not promptly removed from the roll.
Legal settlement a framework to improve lives of Kansans in special nursing homes for mentally ill
State of Kansas settles case by agreeing to improve services, housing for mentally ill people living in Kansas' uniquely segregated nursing homes.
Phillips County jury sticks hog producer with $134,000 judgment in rare trespassing case
Prominent Phillips County hog producer hit with $134,000 jury judgment after trespassing on neighbors' land to install pipe to carry liquified hog waste to fields.
Prescription for faulty communication in operating rooms: Be explicit, not polite
KU, UMKC researchers point to miscommunication problems in surgery as risk to patients and impediment to training of surgeons.
Older raised-letter Kansas license plates subject to distortion from surface blisters
More than 1 million old Kansas license plates are in jeopardy of peeling, and motorists in the state are legally responsible for securing replacements for damaged plates.
Future of Kansas’ rural communities hinges on advancing child care, housing, jobs
New report: Rural development in Kansas depends on addressing child-care, business development shortfalls along with broadband and housing gaps.
Southern cities epicenter of civil rights history, flanked by Topeka and D.C.
Sweep of the U.S. Civil Rights Trail covers prominent landmarks in the South as well as Topeka in the Midwest an D.C. in the Northeast.