State and Region

Trump rescinds order to pause federal funds; judge had temporarily halted plans

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's budget office on Wednesday rescinded a memo freezing spending on federal loans and grants, less than two days after it sparked widespread confusion and legal challenges across the country. The memo, which was issued Monday by the Office of ...

Health department says tuberculosis outbreak has not spread to Lawrence area

With concerns rising about a tuberculosis outbreak in the Kansas City area, Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health has indicated that the outbreak has not extended to Douglas County. No active cases have been reported in the Lawrence area, the health department said in a news release Wednesday, ...

Ex-detective in Kansas left suicide letters before his body was found ahead of trial

MISSION — A former police detective in Kansas left five suicide letters before fatally shooting himself as he was about to stand trial last month over allegations that he sexually assaulted and terrorized vulnerable Black women for decades, investigators announced Tuesday. Roger Golubski, ...

Ogallala Aquifer drops by more than a foot in parts of western Kansas

Aquifer levels in parts of western Kansas that rely on groundwater for everything from drinking to irrigation fell more than a foot last year, Kansas Geological Survey scientists said Tuesday. The Kansas Geological Survey earlier this month completed its annual campaign to measure the ...