Dozens of members of Tonganoxie's teachers union demonstrated outside the district's schools last Tuesday — alongside community members, students and leaders from the Kansas National Education Association — amid an impasse in contract negotiations that centers on how vacation time is ...
TOPEKA — A new report emphasizes Kansas’ need to improve access to maternity care in underserved areas by broadening insurance coverage and telehealth services, creating regional healthcare partnerships and improving Medicaid reimbursement rates to providers. The United Methodist Health ...
As Lawrence’s number of tobacco retailers continues to grow, health officials hope to discuss a potential temporary moratorium on new licenses – along with other changes to retailer rules – with city leaders. Vicki Collie-Akers, an associate professor in the Department of Population ...
On a Tuesday afternoon, Heather Campbell’s algebra class at Bonner Springs High School is lively, with students walking in to start their lesson. They’re learning about the inputs and outputs of slope intercept form, a math problem that uses a graph of negatives and positives. After ...
TOPEKA — Kansas tax collections trended upward in the first two months of fiscal year 2027 coming in 6.5% above estimates, the state reported. Total Kansas receipts, including taxes and other revenue, such as interest, for July and August were $113.9 million, or 10% above estimates, ...
BELOIT — Bryce Black kneels in a wheat field battered by intense drought. He holds two strands, remarking on how small the seed head is compared with what’s normal. After a late October rain last year, the fourth-generation farmer was optimistic about his 1,800 acres of winter wheat. But a ...
