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Kansas lawmakers are set to receive a substantial pay raise next year. Some say that's key to recruiting more young and working class people to run for office.
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Towns in the path of the total eclipse could see millions of dollars flow into their communities to witness a few minutes of darkness when the moon passes in front of the sun.
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Gray foxes, the only canine species in North America that can climb trees, are found across much of the U.S. But over the last two decades, populations in the Midwest have plummeted and multiple state agencies are trying to find out the reasons behind their shrinking numbers.
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A KCUR and Midwest Newsroom investigation reveals the chain of events that ended in the death of Clesslynn Crawford in March 2022.
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The Wichita Public Library's new Book Bus makes regular stops at parks, daycares and community centers where people don't have easy access to a library branch. Groups can also request the book bus for special events.
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For this month's Hidden Kansas, Beccy Tanner tells us to enjoy the early bird specials at Cheyenne Bottoms and Quivira Wildlife Refuge.
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Kemmerer, Wyo., is on the front line of America's energy transition, with its coal plant slated to close and a nuclear plant in the works. But some think the rush to quit fossil fuels is impractical.
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A California judge found that attorney John Eastman committed "exceptionally serious ethical violations" in his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election and recommended disbarment.
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A federal appeals panel says mailed ballots arriving on time but in envelopes without dates handwritten by Pennsylvania voters shouldn't be counted. This case is expected to reach the Supreme Court.
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As Al Gore's running mate in 2000, Lieberman became the first Jewish candidate on a presidential ticket of one of the two major parties. He later became an independent and was a leader of No Labels.
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State Sen. Eva Burch hopes her experiences will convince her colleagues to leave abortion access up to doctors — and Arizona voters — this fall.
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One of the founders of behavioral economics, who incorporated human quirks into the study of how people make economic decisions, has died. Daniel Kahneman was 90.
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NBC's hiring and firing of former GOP chief Ronna McDaniel may inspire more distrust from conservatives. Yet journalists said her role in trying to overturn the 2020 election made her unacceptable.
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Fletcher Powell looks at a recent movie that's a bit of a throwback.
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