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Small Town Kansas Takes On Deafening Railroad Engines Horn
Belle Plaine’s work on ‘quiet zone’ about to bear fruit.

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Belle Plaine’s work on ‘quiet zone’ about to bear fruit.

Student-athletes would not be compensated directly by a university for their play.
The office would have a nine-member staff dedicated to investigating complaints about the well-being of children in state custody.
Quality education is fundamental to a growing state.
The Flint Hills Trail connects with the Prairie Spirit Trail in Ottawa, which follows a former rail bed for 51 miles south to Iola.
Iowa, Kansas officials anxious about deep job losses, vaccinations.
A three-mile stretch of 105-foot-tall utility poles in Wichita has galvanized residents and lawmakers to push for increased regulations.
White House officials have been in close touch with governors in storm-stricken states, including Kansas.
FHSU president, one of her constituents, defends investment in higher ed.
Lawmakers whose political views are widely divergent have found common cause based on principle.
State law unchanged since 1981; ag pilots skeptical of reform.
House bill includes lottery retailers in mix along with casinos, racetracks.
The rare, emergency action was a temporary response to skyrocketing natural gas prices, high demand for power and extreme conditions.
Sexual assault and crime victim advocates are pushing Kansas lawmakers to strike the “archaic” and “misogynistic” law.
Since the pandemic began, the Kansas Department of Labor has been flooded by a historic number of unemployment claims.
Sen. Longbine: Decision to ‘blow up’ tax bill feels like debacle of 2012.
The devastation in Wyandotte County could have been so much worse.
Wichita restaurant owner John Arnold says it is difficult to avoid feeling vilified by government restrictions placed on businesses.
At least 17 Republican senators would need to join all 48 Democrats and the two independents to convict Trump.
The House K-12 Budget Committee heard testimony on the proposed measure, the second such “voucher bill” the panel has heard.