Schools struggle to fill teaching positions across districts
Kansas districts report ongoing teacher shortages as openings persist. Ulysses USD 214 plans long term substitutes for several posts while Greeley County USD 200 has filled all positions. Wichita County USD 467 notes hope with two weeks before school starts. Scott County USD 466 and Holcomb USD 363 report challenges and broader declines in education program applicants.
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Rodger Hilton
Ulysses Usd 214
Ulysses
Stuart Holmes
Greeley County
Kansas
Keith Higgins
Wichita County
Scott County
USD 466
Jamie Rumford
Rumford
Holcomb Usd
Jean Rush
Judge weighs medicinal cannabis benefits in Banda case
Evans seeks extension of time as Judge Kurtis Jacobs reviews the motion and evidence in a pretrial conference set for Oct. 3 in Warst's courtroom. Banda sued in March in federal court in Wichita naming Garden City Police Department Garden City USD 457 State of Kansas governor and Kansas Department of Children and Families among others over cannabis use and custody rights.
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Evans
Kurtis Jacobs
Worst
Warst
Banda
Wichita
Garden City Police Department
Garden City Usd 457
State of Kansas
Kansas Department of Children and Families
Koch leaders reject Trump view on crime in America
Koch network leaders led by Mark Holden reject the claim that crime is out of control. Holden, a Koch Industries official, argues data show crime declines since the 1990s and notes Trump shifted focus to toughness on crime after police deaths. The network backs criminal justice reform amid GOP priorities.
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Trump
America
TNS
Donald Trump
Koch Network
Mark Holden
Koch Industries
the Hill
Washington
Holden
Wichita
Congress
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Baton Rouge
Cleveland
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FBI
Charles Koch
David
Senate
Colorado Springs
Brownback’s influence mazes Kansas moderates win
Moderates and Democrats claim a thin ledger in the Kansas House while conservatives retain the Senate. The election reshapes power but Brownback’s stance will shape budget fights on school funding tax policy and court mandates. Analysts say a coalition may require his support, with questions about whether he shifts from a hard line or doubles down.
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TNS
Sam Brownback
Kansas
Senate
House
Brownback
Tom Cox
Shawnee
Eileen Hawley
America
Topeka
Laura Kelly
Bob Beatty
Wash
Ous
Supreme Court
Louisburg
Gene Vickrey
Johnson County
Michael Smith
Emporia State University
Steve Fitzgerald
Leavenworth
Blake Schreck
Lenexa Chamber of Commerce
Dinah Sykes
Lenexa
GOP
Greg Smith
Boardman
New Mexico
Amtrak
Southwest
Amtrak rail upgrades extend to state line corridor
Amtrak and partners replaced bolted rail with continuous welded rail from Holcomb to the state line and onward to Garden City and Pierceville. The upgraded 79 mph track, maintained by BNSF for passenger and freight limits, aims to boost regional mobility and economic options along the Southwest Chief route.
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Holcomb
Deerfield
Garden City
Pierceville
BNSF
Amtrak
Pueblo
Colo
BNSE
Boardman
la Junta
Kansas
Colorado
Lamar
Las Animas
Lamy
N.M
Albuquerque
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