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Editorial Roundup: Kansas
Kansas City Star. March 18, 2024. Editorial: Kansas Republicans’ attack on mail-in voting is the real election fraud Vote like a Republican, or don’t vote at all. That’s the message emanating from our state Legislature and the office of our top...
Things to know about developments impacting LGBTQ+ rights across the US
A legal settlement in Florida, legislative action in Arkansas and a lawsuit in Georgia this week made waves in an ongoing national battle over the rights of LGBTQ+ Americans. Over the past three years or so, many Republican officials have been trying to limit those rights, imposing...
Jones, King lead No. 7 Iowa State to 76-57 win over Kansas State in Big 12 tourney quarterfinals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Iowa State applied the lessons it learned from a loss to Kansas State last weekend to its rematch in the Big 12 Tournament. The Cyclones relentlessly pressured the ball Thursday night, forcing 20 turnovers. They built a big edge in second-chance points. And...
Kansas is close to banning gender-affirming care for minors as GOP leaders seek the last vote
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators in Kansas are close to banning gender-affirming care for minors over the Democratic governor’s expected veto after winning over previously skeptical GOP colleagues, fueling fears that success will encourage further attempts to roll back transgender...
Facts about hail, the icy precipitation often encountered in spring and summer
Intense storms swept through Kansas and Missouri on Wednesday and brought whipping winds, possible tornadoes, and what some described as “gorilla hail.” In Kansas, hail nearly the size of a softball and measuring 4 inches (10 centimeters) was reported in the town of Wabaunsee and...
Storm carrying massive 'gorilla hail' hits parts of Kansas and Missouri
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Massive chunks of hail pelted parts of Kansas and Missouri on Wednesday night, bringing traffic to a standstill along Interstate 70, as storms unleashed possible tornadoes and meteorologists urged residents to stay indoors. There were three unconfirmed reports of...
Dan Skillings Jr. scores 25, Cincinnati beats short-handed No. 16 Kansas 72-52 in Big 12 Tournament
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Cincinnati coach Wes Miller admitted he was up late preparing to face No. 16 Kansas in the second round of the Big 12 Tournament, and a big reason why was he didn't know how the Jayhawks would play without Hunter Dickinson and Kevin McCullar Jr. The...
No. 10 seed Kansas State rallies to beat No. 7 seed Texas 78-74 in Big 12 Tournament
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Tylor Perry scored 21 points, making four pressure-filled free throws down the stretch, and No. 10 seed Kansas State rallied from a 10-point halftime deficit to beat seventh-seeded Texas 78-74 in the Big 12 Tournament on Wednesday night. Arthur Kaluma added...
Kansas will pay $1 million over the murder of a boy torture victim whose body was fed to pigs
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas will pay $1 million to settle a lawsuit over a 7-year-old boy's murder in 2015 alleging that the state's child welfare agency should have removed him from an abusive home before he was starved and tortured and his body was fed to pigs. Gov. Laura Kelly...
March Madness upsets are sure to come. Some teams to be wary of as you fill out your bracket
March Madness wouldn't be March Madness without the excitement of those early upsets in the NCAA Tournament. The 68-team field won't be announced until Sunday, but it's a safe bet that one or more high seeds will get bounced early. Purdue was a 23 1/2-point favorite...