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FRIDAY Final Friday Art Walk includes: Corinna Delgado and other artists, “Mental Health Month,” 6-9 p.m., Art Love Collective, 646 Vermo

Leavenworth federal prison has been on lock-down for weeks and inmates are complaining about what they call "inhumane conditions"... a bill prohibiting Kansas children from receiving puberty blockers and sex reassignment surgery heads to the governor's desk... the state Senate approves a bill giving teenagers in foster care more options for a permanent home... medical marijuana appears dead for the year... and the Barton County Community College men's basketball team competes...

FRIDAY • The Final Friday Art Walk includes these exhibits: “SPRUNG” group exhibition and spring cleaning sale, 6-9 p.m., SeedCo Stu

The House approves a bill restricting foreign entities from acquiring Kansas land... the Legislature approves a bill that requires Kansas abortion providers to ask patients why they want to get an abortion... K-State receives more than $30 million in federal funds for its Salina campus... and honey production in the U.S. increases for the first time in three years. Those stories and more, inside.

Avian influenza has been detected in cattle in Kansas, Texas and New Mexico... wacky weather hits western Kansas... lawmakers advance a measure to prevent universities from requiring DEI statements from students or job applicants... new research indicates most Kansas counties have populations that are healthier than the national average... and the KU women get bounced from the NCAA Tournament. Details, inside.

Kansas lawmakers may stiffen penalties for animal cruelty... the state records one of the warmest winters on record... gunfire erupts outside a Lawrence bar... police identify the body of a missing Overland Park man discovered near Clinton Lake... KPR's Community Spotlight shines on the Willow Domestic Violence Center... and Tiffany performs at the Topeka mall (what year is this?). Details, inside.

FRIDAY • 2024 Kansas Silent Film Festival: “Films on the National Film Registry,” 1:30 p.m. and 7 p.m., White Concert Hall, Washburn Uni

FRIDAY Book readings: Donna Hemans, author of “The House of Plain Truth,” and Kaveh Akbar, author of “Martyr!”, 7 p.m., The Raven B

FRIDAY • The 10th annual Lawrence Restaurant Week continues through Jan. 28. See LawrenceRest

FRIDAY • Historic Lecompton’s Annual Christmas Tree Display, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Territorial Capital Museum 640 E. Woodson Ave., Lecompton.