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Older foster children in Kansas who face aging out of care will soon be able to choose their own families. In the past, they had to sometimes choose between being adopted or keeping important foster care benefits like free college tuition.

Older foster children in Kansas who face aging out of care will soon be able to choose their own families. In the past, they had to sometimes choose between being adopted or keeping important foster care benefits like free college tuition.

Incarcerated people there haven't been able to get visitors, and have limited access to external communication.

The Choose Topeka program, offering cash incentives for job seekers to move to Shawnee County, is now targeting Latino immigrants. With a growing Hispanic population in Topeka and dual-language education, the city aims to attract Spanish-speaking individuals. The program's success in driving economic growth and higher salaries may lead to more Latino residents relocating to…

The Kansas Department of Corrections allegedly discriminated against Shelly Lamb, a former

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

Oklahoma's Weed Industry Faces Severe Decline Amid Oversupply And Crackdown The rejection of recreational legalization, heightened enforcement and a massive oversupply have led to closures in Oklahoma's once-thriving marijuana market.

A Republican lawmaker sparked ethics concerns after he threatened to cut at least a million dollars from the agency if it bans deer baiting. And he said another lawmaker that owns a hunting lodge would help him.

Fewer Kansas farmers are signing up to grow hemp each year, likely because of the diminishing demand for CBD oil. But hemp advocates say there are markets for hemp fiber and grains that could still be a boon for Kansas.

Gov't Mule's Warren Haynes says that the title of the band's new album "Peace... Like A River" was, in some ways, a surprise to him. KMUW's Jedd Beaudoin has more. Plus news from Wichita and around the state.