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KU Athletics to receive payout of $2.7 million for participating in London game

When Kansas agreed to relinquish a home football game in Lawrence in order to play in the Union Jack Classic in London against Arizona State, athletic director Travis Goff asserted that the move would be “financially beneficial” for the university. Just how beneficial in terms of dollars ...

Parsons residents raise concerns about underground nuclear reactor

Dozens of Labette County residents and city leaders gathered Thursday in Parsons to hear from representatives of a company planning a 1-mile underground nuclear reactor. Some locals raised concerns while the company tried to make assurances that the project is safe. While it’s a new design, ...

Kansas tribe seeks ownership of former boarding school

TOPEKA — Kansas acquired land nearly a century ago that is home to some of the state’s oldest buildings, but the state now faces an ownership challenge from the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, raising questions about how history is preserved and who is represented. The Shawnee Indian ...