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The KU women's basketball team has advanced to the championship game of the WNIT... a Lawrence man pleads no contest to trying to throw a woman off a bridge... and Kansas lawmakers work to approve various measures in the waning days of the 2023 session. Those stories and more... here.
The Kansas Jayhawks are in action at Allen Fieldhouse tonight (WED) and are just one win away from playing for a national championship in the WNIT... Kansas lawmakers are moving to raise the age to purchase tobacco to 21... and lawmakers inch closer to approving a new state budget. Those stories and more... here.
The Lawrence school board votes to close two elementary schools... the state's highest court hears oral arguments in two abortion-related cases... and a new study says the rate of firearm deaths in Kansas is 24% higher than the national average, not because of homicides but because Kansans die by firearm suicides at a higher rate. Those stories and more... here.
The Kansas Senate is set for a vote on a $9.3 billion budget which includes provisions that would restrict state colleges and universities from requiring diversity, equity and inclusion standards in hiring decisions...the most recent survey shows the Ogallala Aquifer declined by an average of nearly two feet across western and central Kansas this past year....and firefighters have been battling numerous blazes in Riley County. Details on these stories, and more, can be found here.
The Kansas House approved a bill that would create an independent commission that sets the compensation package for lawmakers. Supporters argue the commission could increase pay to help more everyday Kansans to run for office.