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The State St. Crossing is remains closed amid clean-up efforts after a BNSF train derailed there last week

Half of all Kansas rail crossings lack signals. Trains are getting longer and more dangerous, with officials worrying about rail safety in the state.

Editorial Roundup: Kansas Kansas City Star. May 7, 2021. Editorial: ‘He should be fired!’ Olathe North coach needs to go after using n-word Pete Flood, head baseball coach at Olathe North High School, needs to be fired after aiming the n-word at the only Black player on the team. In a Friday Facebook post, the player’s father, Tony Banks, said his son and another player on the team set up speakers and were playing rap music during batting practice before a game with Olathe South. Banks said Flood walked up to his son, “looked him in the eyes, and told him, ‘We don’t play that n___...

NewsSportsEntertainmentLifestyleOpinionUSA TODAYObituariesE-EditionLegals OPINION BNSF needs to do the right thing. It should replace the part of the Landon Trail it tore up to build a bridge. By The Editorial Advisory Board Come on, folks. That’s the only reasonable response to the dispute between BNSF Railway and Shawnee County. Come on. The rail company is being unreasonable and putting bicyclists at risk. But let’s back up a bit. As The Topeka Capital-Journal’s Tim Hrenchir reported last week, “The Kanza Rail Trails Conservancy for years has been developing the Landon Trail for pu...