BriefsOrphan Train lecture planned
The story of Isaac van Brunt, and many other orphans who came to Kansas via train, will be told at 2 p.m. Sept. 17 at… Login to continue reading Login…
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Kansas embarking on five-year, $451 million project to spread high-speed internet statewide
By: Tim CarpenterKansasReflector.com TOPEKA — Jade Piros de Carvalho sits in the control center of an ambitious $451 million, five-year initiative to deliver high-speed connectivity… Login to continue reading Login…
As more Kansas students miss school, districts look for ways to entice them back to class
By Suzanne PerezKansas News Service WICHITA — Three years after the pandemic sent most Kansas kids home to learn, schools have a vexing new challenge:… Login to continue reading Login…
Federal judge upends court order allowing transgender Kansans to alter birth certificates
BY: TIM CARPENTERKansasReflector.com TOPEKA — A federal judge granted Attorney General Kris Kobach’s request Thursday to significantly undermine provisions of a 2019 consent judgment granting… Login to continue reading Login…
A sacred boulder taken to honor white settlers is
By Celia Llopis-JepsenKansas News Service LAWRENCE – A massive sacred rock is leaving downtown Lawrence Wednesday on a trip to its new home at the… Login to continue reading Login…
Federal money is powering a
By Blaise MesaKansas News Service TOPEKA, Kansas — A recent wave of child welfare programs that are keeping kids out of the troubled foster care… Login to continue reading Login…
Kansas farmers rushed to grow hemp when it became legal, but now they’re ditching it
By Dylan LysenKansas News Service A drop in CBD oil production in Kansas appears to be causing a huge reduction in the number of farmers… Login to continue reading Login…
In BriefSharp to speak at NPL
John Sharp will join Newton Public Library’s Nonfiction Book Club for a special discussion of The White Mosque, by Sofia Samatar, at noon on Friday,… Login to continue reading Login…
Stablers ready for Chiefs season to start
Story: By Chad Frey, Photos: Michele ClarkNewton Kansan Sara Stabler of Newton says she is addicted to watching the Kansas City Chiefs in Arrowhead… Login to continue reading Login…
Father/son duo renovate Goessel disc golf course
By Chad Frey Newton Kansan When John and Luke Stucky started getting into disc golf a couple years ago, they did what any new-to-the-game player… Login to continue reading Login…