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Education December 13, 2024 - 10:29 am

Kansas Board of Education accepts policy report recommending phone bans, sends to local districts 

by Anna Kaminski, Kansas Reflector

School districts across Kansas will receive a 20-page report containing guidance on cell phones that recommends daytime cell phone bans, mental health awareness and bolstered parental oversight.

Crime & Courts December 12, 2024 - 1:58 pm

Kansas county sues plastic companies over recycling, alleging ‘fraud and deception’

by Allison Kite, Kansas Reflector

Plastics and chemical companies engaged in “a decades-long campaign of fraud and deception” about recycling, causing a pollution crisis, a western Kansas county claims in a lawsuit. 

Education December 11, 2024 - 3:25 pm

Kansas’ smallest school district to dissolve following voter, state board approval

by Anna Kaminski, Kansas Reflector

Two students are enrolled this year at the Healy Public Schools district in western Kansas, a decrease from 20 students the previous year.

State News December 11, 2024 - 12:44 pm

Kansas broadband internet disparities persist despite huge investments

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

Kansas Health Institute’s latest research demonstrated with online county-by-county maps that broadband deficits and computer ownership gaps plaguing Kansas were intertwined with social and demographic influences.

Health December 9, 2024 - 11:51 am

Thousands of Kansans are Missouri medical marijuana patients

by Anna Kaminski, Kansas Reflector

Thousands of Kansans are crossing the Missouri border with medical marijuana cards in hand, and that’s unlikely to change as Kansas lawmakers resist medical legalization in 2025.

Crime & Courts December 4, 2024 - 2:59 pm

Kansas Court of Appeals reverses lower court on religious exemption to vaccine mandates

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

The Kansas Court of Appeals reversed a district court’s dismissal of a nursing student’s lawsuit challenging on religious grounds a mandate she get a COVID-19 vaccination or be excluded from required clinical coursework at an Emporia hospital.

Business December 3, 2024 - 2:30 pm

Tyson Foods to close Emporia meat processing plant, 800 workers to lose jobs

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

Tyson Foods in February will permanently close a meat plant in Emporia employing more than 800 people.

Crime & Courts December 2, 2024 - 2:33 pm

Roger Golubski, ex-KCKPD detective accused of abuse, dead of apparent suicide before trial

by Peggy Lowe, Kansas News Service

Former KCK police detective Roger Golubski was found dead of a gunshot wound at his house after failing to show up for trial. Called a “dirty cop,” he was accused of abusing women, putting innocent men in prison, and terrorizing the Black community for decades.

State Government December 2, 2024 - 1:02 pm

Kansas House Republicans, Democrats nominate leadership teams for 2025 session

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

Politicians elected to serve in the Kansas House in the 2025 legislative session endorsed Monday retention of three top Republicans in leadership posts and the nomination of a Democrat to assume responsibility for shepherding the minority party.

Crime & Courts November 29, 2024 - 5:43 pm

Kansas Supreme Court refines premeditation definition in appeal of Topeka murder case

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

The Kansas Supreme Court clarified the timeframe for formulating premeditation while weighing the appeal of a man sentenced to life in prison plus nearly 500 years for murdering a Washburn football player and wounding a future NFL player.

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