MISSION, Kan. — A Kansas sheriff's deputy was charged Thursday with murder in the death of a jail inmate who sustained broken ribs after his back was kneeled on after he was wheeled from the infirmary to his cell, according to an autopsy report. Wyandotte County District Attorney Mark ...
Getting tenure and its job protections as a university faculty member — and how much work must be done to keep that status — are now officially topics to be studied by the Kansas Board of Regents this fall. At their meeting on Thursday, the Regents approved a board goal of conducting a ...
Higher education in Kansas definitely is becoming more conservative in one regard — with its request for state funding. The Kansas Board of Regents on Wednesday agreed to submit a budget request to state lawmakers and the governor that seeks $4.6 million less in funding than what the higher ...
Kansas State University is seeking permission from the Kansas Board of Regents to modify by one word its six-paragraph mission statement. The one word the university is looking to remove: Diversity. At Wednesday’s meeting of the Regents — the state-appointed board that oversees ...
The Kansas Supreme Court will present a Justice Award to retired KU professor John Peck for his significant contributions to the improvement of justice in Kansas over the course of his career. Peck has had a lasting influence on water law education and water law itself, Chief Justice Marla ...
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Republicans handed President Donald Trump a political victory Friday, giving final legislative approval to a redistricting plan that could help Republicans win an additional U.S. House seat in next year’s elections. The Senate vote sends the redistricting ...