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Kansas Supreme Court examines roiling water dispute between crop irrigators and Hays, Russell

TOPEKA — The Kansas Supreme Court endured a crossfire of claims and counterclaims Monday about whether an association of Edwards County irrigators can try to thwart plans by Hays and Russell to make use of water rights acquired decades ago to pipe water drawn from a rural aquifer to the cities. Attorney Daniel Buller, representing […]
Allentown's Lights in the Parkway shining bright again as search for vandals continues

Allentown's Lights in the Parkway shining bright again as search for vandals continues

Allentown's Lights in the Parkway is shining bright once again after crews spent Monday replacing and repairing holiday light displays that were damaged by vandals over the weekend.

WA agency investigating police deadly force expanding to Pierce County

The nascent Washington agency tasked with investigating incidents when police kill people will grow its footprint to cover Pierce County, starting in May.  After that, the Office of Independent Investigations aims to expand into central Washington. The increased push for police accountability in cases where officers use deadly force, especially against Black people, drove the […]

Democrat Angie Nixon is still ‘strongly considering’ a run for U.S. Senate

ST PETERSBURG — Jacksonville Democratic state Rep. Angie Nixon brought her “Awake the State” listening tour to the Tampa Bay area this weekend as she gears up to run for another elected position — possibly the U.S. Senate seat now held by Republican Ashley Moody. “We have the opportunity to build a new vision,” Nixon […]

Sign up, shop, compare is advice experts provide for 2026 ACA enrollment

Health care advocates tried Monday to impart last-minute advice to those trying to find coverage as the 2026 open enrollment period for Affordable Care Act marketplace coverage comes to an end amid spiking premium rates due to a stalemate in Congress. “We urge people to know your options, to shop and compare, and to find […]

DeSantis confident Florida won’t run afoul of Trump’s AI order

Gov. Ron DeSantis is confident that his proposed “AI Bill of Rights” to crack down on unfettered artificial intelligence would not violate President Donald Trump’s new executive order invalidating certain state-level AI regulations. But if it does draw a lawsuit from the Department of Justice, DeSantis thinks Florida would win. “I’m not concerned about the […]

What's next for TikTok in the US as deal prospects remain uncertain?

A deal to sell TikTok has remained elusive, despite earlier claims that a deal was done.

Emporia State turns to Missouri higher education administrator to lead university

Kansas Board of Regents picks former Kansan — Matthew Baker of Northwest Missouri State University — to be president of Emporia State University.

Toluca ya es más grande que Chivas y va por el América

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Kansas law professor calls for attention to abuse of clients as former prosecutor goes on trial

TOPEKA — A Washburn University law professor hopes news coverage of a former prosecutor’s conduct will bring attention to the problem of attorneys sexually abusing or harassing their clients, a focal point of her research. Part of the problem: That’s not why Linus Thuston is on trial this week. Thuston, the former Neosho County prosecutor, […]

Amazon apologises after showing 15-rated film to child who rented PG movie

The child was trying to watch Diary of a Wimpy Kid - but a film with "strong sex and sex references" played instead.
Merriam-Webster names 'slop' as its 2025 word of the year

Merriam-Webster names 'slop' as its 2025 word of the year

After yet another year of high-profile news stories and internet trends, Merriam-Webster has chosen one word to sum up 2025: “slop.”The dictionary publisher defined it as “digital content of low quality that is produced usually in quantity by means of artificial intelligence” and said it reflected the “absurd videos, off-kilter advertising images, cheesy propaganda, fake news that looks pretty real, junky AI-written books” that have invaded people's social media feeds this year.“Al