ACLU of Kansas prepares for second Trump term and ‘attacks on civil liberties’
Civil rights activists in Kansas are staffing up and engaging with local officials to prepare for a second Donald Trump presidency.
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Dreams of a Blue Kansas Deferred: Why Explosive Poll Fizzled on Election Day
In Kansas — dependably Republican Kansas, of all places — a survey from Fort Hays State University showed Donald Trump only five points ahead of Kamala Harris in the presidential race.
Publisher of Raided Kansas Newspaper Delivers Advice to Journalists: ‘Make Democracy Great Again’
Eric Meyer, editor and publisher of the Marion County Record, delivered remarks as he was inducted alongside his mother, Joan, into the Kansas Press Association Newspaper Hall of Fame.
Kansas Foster Care Compliance Report Raises Concern With ‘Sleep-Only’ Placement of Children
The annual review of the Kansas foster care system says the state missed placement, health care and caseload goals.
Kansas Man Sentenced to Prison For Hate Crimes
A judge sentenced a Wellington man to 80 months in prison Wednesday for threatening Black people with a gun, using racial slurs and making death threats, as well as violating the housing rights of a white woman by threatening her Black houseguests.
KU Lecturer on Leave After ‘Inappropriate Reference to Violence’ During Class
A lecturer at the University of Kansas was placed on administrative leave Wednesday after a video surfaced showing him addressing students saying men who refuse to vote for a woman president because they don’t think women are smart enough to be president should be shot.
Former defense secretary Chuck Hagel talks presidential election, world politics at Kansas forum
Chuck Hagel, the 24th U.S. defense secretary and a former U.S. Senator from Nebraska, said Thursday the upcoming presidential election is going to be a defining one for foreign policy and politics at home.
Latvian man extradited to Kansas to face charges in Russian illegal avionics export scheme
A Latvian man accused of participating in a scheme to export electronic aircraft equipment from Kansas for Russian companies appeared in federal court after being extradited.
Clergy Argue Rise Of White Christian Nationalism Poses Threat To Democracy
The Rev. Bobby Love of Second Baptist Church endorsed a campaign Thursday to awaken Kansans to the threat of white Christian nationalism.
Kansas health experts emphasize preparation and awareness amid heat wave
With no signs of hot, humid temperatures decreasing in the U.S., climate and health experts are urging the public to take extra precautions amid heat waves.
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