A communications professional from the University of New Mexico has been named as the University of Kansas’ next vice chancellor in charge of communications and marketing efforts. Cinnamon Blair will begin her role as chief strategic communication officer and vice chancellor on Sept. 15, KU ...
Just a few stone walls remain of what was once a stately, three-story stone mansion on the bluffs of the Kansas River near Lecompton, Kansas. Among the ruins, amateur archeologist Debi Aaron is hunched over a dry-screening tripod carefully sifting the dirt and rock she collected from the site ...
Phillipsburg, Kansas — A sheriff’s deputy in Kansas responding to a call about fireworks died after being shot by a man who was then killed by the wounded deputy, authorities said. Phillips County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Brandon Gaede, 30, was pronounced dead at a hospital after the ...
TOPEKA — A Kansas program aimed at preventing unemployment fraud has been caught in the crosshairs of the Trump administration’s crusade against diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. The U.S. Department of Labor in May canceled $400 million in unemployment insurance grants across ...
UPDATED 2:25 P.M. JUNE 27 University of Kansas Chancellor Douglas Girod will receive a 12% pay increase for the new budget year that begins in July, pushing his total salary to $1 million when both state and private funds are combined. The Kansas Board of Regents on Friday approved salary ...
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a Texas law aimed at blocking children under 18 from seeing online pornography. Nearly half of all states have passed similar age verification laws as smartphones and other devices make it easier to access online porn, including hardcore ...