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Groups send letter demanding accountability for in-custody death of Wichita teen
Several Wichita clergy members and organizations have sent a letter to local officials following the death of a 17-year-old while in custody.
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Kansas lawmaker wants more input on criminal justice reform before final report
A state representative hopes to bring in community stakeholders and organizations to provide additional insights for a criminal justice reform panel’s recommendations.
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Kansas defends its decision to redact whole pages of a $100K drug spending report
A state agency is defending its blacking out of much of a report commissioned with tax dollars. It says it was accommodating a contractor that argued the redactions were needed to protect trade secrets.
Criminal justice stakeholders endeavor to bridge dual supervision communication in Kansas
Kansas criminal justice advocates and stakeholders are ironing out how to best streamline instances in which multiple agencies supervise an offender simultaneously.
Survey of Kansas childcare facilities points to lingering challenges of COVID-19
A new Kansas childcare survey highlights how the COVID-19 pandemic continues to stretch the thinning network of providers by exacerbating staff shortages, deepening financial challenges, and amplifying occupational stress and burnout.
Kansans will pay more for natural gas this winter
Your natural gas bill will increase this winter as supply issues drive up market prices.
Health care advocates tie decrease in school COVID-19 clusters to increase in masking
With flu season fast approaching, a panel of education and health care advocates are touting the effect school masking policies have had on an apparent decrease in outbreaks in the classroom.
Nonprofit report calls for closing last juvenile prison, keep kids out of system
Incarcerating young Kansans is more costly and inhumane than providing community services, education and mentoring to keep them out of the juvenile justice system, according to a new report by a nonprofit pushing the state to shutter its last juvenile prison.
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The FBI ruled this 17-year cold case in Kansas a homicide, but still no answers for Alonzo Brooks’ family
Despite a hefty reward and an “Unsolved Mysteries” episode about his death, there is still no closure for Alonzo Brooks’ family.
Academic achievement measures at Kansas schools drop during pandemic
In the first year and a half of the pandemic, Kansas schools have seen a decrease in enrollment and attendance and an increase in truancy and chronic absenteeism.
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