Imagine if kids today could transport back to 1965 and experience marching alongside Martin Luther King Jr. to Montgomery. Or be transported to outer space with their teacher and classmates […]
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Applications are Being Accepted for 2021 Boys State of Kansas
The Historic American Legion Boys State of Kansas, which has been traditionally held in early June of each year, has been moved to August to allow for the event to […]
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USDA Expands SNAP Benefits During Pandemic To Help Students Pursuing Postsecondary Education
As part of its ongoing efforts to ease the economic burden on millions of Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has temporarily expanded Supplemental Nutrition […]
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Student-Athletes at KS Colleges May Soon Profit From Their Images
A bill allowing college athletes to profit from their name, image and likeness as soon as 2022 received first-round approval in the House. The proposed bill would allow athletes at […]
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Compromise on ‘Abominable’ Utility Poles Bill Helps Wichitans But Leaves Out Small Towns
Kansas House legislators cast support March 1 behind a bill increasing community regulatory oversight for construction of urban electric transmission mega poles. The legislation was sparked by a 2018 Westar […]
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KCPD Officer Who Shot Unarmed Donnie Sanders Will Not be Charged
Coming up on the one-year anniversary of Donnie Sanders’ death, the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office announced that the Kansas City Police Dept. officer who shot and killed Sanders will not […]
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Illinois First State to Eliminate Cash Bail, Passes Sweeping Criminal Justice Reform
Specialty courts across the state are receiving high praise from criminal justice advocates and experts for their effectiveness in reducing recidivism rates for those who embark on the “therapeutic” process. […]
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Leading judges, Legal Experts Pushing Specialty Courts as Key Justice Tool in Reducing Recidivism
Specialty courts across the state are receiving high praise from criminal justice advocates and experts for their effectiveness in reducing recidivism rates for those who embark on the “therapeutic” process. […]
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Malcolm X Family Call For Reopening of Murder Investigation After ‘New Evidence’ Comes to Light
Decades after the assassination of Malcolm X shook the civil rights movement in America, his family has called for the case to be reopened over new evidence allegedly implicating the […]
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How the 1st US City to Fund Reparations is Making Amends
In Evanston, Illinois, up to $25,000 per eligible resident for housing will be distributed this year, ABC News reports. Evanston, Illinois, is like a lot of American cities. The city […]