When it comes to being a law enforcement officer in Kansas, you better have done some reading before you ever pull your weapon. The Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center — the University of Kansas-run center near Hutchinson that trains the vast majority of police officers in the state — has extensive classes full of legal definitions and standards related to when police officers can use force as part of ...
The shooting of Alex Pretti moved quickly. It started with a law enforcement officer shoving a seemingly unarmed female protestor to the ground. About 30 seconds later, it ended with — video evidence shows — two law enforcement officers firing multiple rounds into Pretti, who already had been shot and was lying disabled on the street. But in the days that have followed the Jan. 24 actions by U.S. Border ...
The leader who oversees the University of Kansas chancellor and the presidents of the other state universities is retiring later this year. Blake Flanders, president and CEO of the Kansas Board of Regents, announced Thursday afternoon that he will retire from the position on June 30. Flanders, who has served in the role since 2015, is responsible for overseeing the activities of the state’s public ...
The University of Kansas has the best online program in the nation for educators who want to receive a master’s degree in special education programs, according to new rankings from U.S. News and World Report. The publication also found that three other online graduate programs at KU are among the top 10 nationally in their fields. The School of Education garnered the most 10 rankings among all KU schools ...
Among the states in the middle of America, Kansas has been the slowest growing since the start of this decade. New Census data released on Tuesday confirmed that remains the case for the Sunflower State. It also shows why. No, it is not that there are more deaths in the state than births. Kansas is old, but not that old. Births outnumbered deaths by nearly 5,000 in 2025. No, it is not that residents of ...
I can attest that there was a time in Lawrence where “money management skills” meant figuring out how to pay for seven cover charges and still have enough money left for a week’s worth of Ramen. Apparently, Lawrence’a management prowess has evolved since then because the community recently was ranked as an above-average city for is its money management skills. The financial services company WalletHub ...