DALLAS — One person has died after severe weather tore through parts of the central U.S., including heavy rain in Dallas, a tornado that touched down in the Kansas City area and flash flooding in Kansas that forced firefighters to rescue dozens of people, including stranded motorists. A ...
A Leavenworth County District Court judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a private prison company from housing immigrant detainees at its dormant facility in Leavenworth, handing a temporary victory to immigrant rights advocates and city officials defending their local authority. The ...
TOPEKA — The planning commission of the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, endorsed a proposal to establish a 550-acre business park for construction of a $12.6 billion data center that would become part of the internet’s backbone. The planning commission voted ...
For generations, a certain segment of Kansas’ population has shared morning coffee at the small town diner, talked about the weather and debated how good or poor the crops look. Now, you might be able to whip out your smartphone and prove your point, thanks to satellites in space and ...
Before Whit Downing found her calling advocating for people with developmental disabilities, she faced her own hardship getting access to the services she needs. Downing, who is autistic, said she wasn’t able to receive crucial services as an adult until she was 27 due to long federal ...
NEW YORK — National Public Radio and three of its local stations sued President Donald Trump on Tuesday, arguing that his executive order cutting funding to the 246-station network violates their free speech and relies on an authority that he does not have. Earlier this month, Trump ...