State and Region

Kansas reports 9% reduction in classroom teacher vacancies

TOPEKA — The vacancy rate among Kansas teachers employed by accredited K-12 schools declined 9.1% this spring as more special education, science, math, elementary and other hard-to-fill classroom instructional slots were filled, state officials said. The Kansas State Department of ...

Health agency says fire at Galena landfill is finally out

TOPEKA — Remediation steps to put out a smoldering fire at the Galena Landfill were successful, and the landfill operator will continue work to meet other state requirements, a health agency spokeswoman said Tuesday. The fire that has been alight at the landfill for weeks to months was ...

Keystone pipeline operator agrees to $70 million settlement for 2022 Kansas oil spill

Three years after one of the largest inland oil spills, the state of Kansas, federal government and the company that operates the pipeline have agreed to a settlement totalling $70 million. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Justice, and the state of Kansas ...

Vatican excommunicates schismatic bishops and priests, and warns their followers

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican responded aggressively Thursday to a traditionalist group that consecrated bishops without the pope's consent, declaring the Society of St. Pius X had formally broken with the Catholic Church. It excommunicated its bishops and priests, and warned its faithful ...