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Kansas Governor Announced $10.4 Million to Increase State Broadband Adoption
Broadband Breakfast
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August 19, 2025
WASHINGTON, August 19, 2025 – Kansas Governor Laura Kelly announced a $10.4 million investment in critical broadband initiatives to deliver high-speed internet to underserved areas in the state. According to the Kansas Commerce Department’s...
Kansas hospitals see major shortage of nurses, costing the state millions
WIBW 13 - Kansas
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August 19, 2025
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Kansas mental health hospitals are seeing a major shortage of nurses. It’s costing the public and could impact care for those most in need. Larned State Hospital says they’ve struggled to recruit more than half the 700 staff...
Wisconsin dairy workers strike to protest changes that could affect immigrants
Wisconsin Public Radio
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August 20, 2025
Dozens of workers at a Wisconsin dairy facility have been on strike for a week after new ownership changed internal policy in a way that workers say will put immigrants out of work. The Kansas-based Dairy Farmers of America cooperative acquired...
Banks Moving Away from ‘Religious Debanking’
Decision Magazine - North Carolina
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August 19, 2025
Major banks that over several years have restricted access to services to religious and politically conservative groups are finally taking steps to end that discriminatory practice. In March, the nation’s largest bank, JPMorgan Chase, agreed to...
The impact of Mike Yastrzemski | Kansas City Royals Podcast
KYTX/CBS 19 - Texas
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We discuss the impact Mike Yastrzemski has made at the top of the lineup in the short time he's been a Royal. Next, we take another look at the AL Wild Card race. Author: cbs19.tv Published: 5:19 PM CDT August 19, 2025 Updated: 5:19 PM CDT August...
NASCAR Schedule 2026 Revealed: Everything to Know About The Reported Race Slate
Essentially Sports
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August 19, 2025
The 2026 NASCAR Cup Series schedule just dropped, and it’s shaking things up in a big way. Fans are in for a wild ride with a mix of fresh venues, returning favorites, and a championship finale that’s got everyone talking. From a street race on a...
How to Find a Dentist in Leawood, Kansas in 2025
Wellbeing Magazine
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August 19, 2025
There are over 1,500 dentists to choose from in Kansas with hundreds serving Leawood and its surrounding communities. With so many dentists, it’s important to find one that meets your unique requirements. A good leawood dentist can be a life-long...
Activist investor urges CSX to engage in alternative merger discussions
FreightWaves
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August 19, 2025
Ancora Holdings, a prolific activist investor in transports, has once again set its sights on an underperforming Class I railroad and its CEO. In a move that mirrored its successful intervention with Norfolk Southern, Ancora has penned a pointed...
Kansas Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom wins national award
Farm Talk - Kansas
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Kansas Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom (KFAC) has been awarded the 2025 Innovative Program Award by the National Agriculture in the Classroom Organization (NAITCO) for its development of the Clickable Kansas County Map, a...
Free State High School first in Kansas to win performing arts school of excellence award twice
Lawrence Journal-World - Kansas
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photo by: Nathan Kramer/FSHS Senior Top Row: Amanda Faunce, Josh East, Olivia Henning, Joseph Piontek, Parker Hopkins. Second Row: Bill Faflick, Matt Renk, Bryce Jones, Eric Bradshaw, Michael Solomon, Amy McAnarney, Dawn Herron, Megan Hagaman,...
Best public middle schools in Kansas
The Derby Informer - Kansas
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Best public middle schools in Kansas Stacker compiled a list of the best public middle schools in Kansas using data from the Niche. Niche uses five weighted factors for its rankings: academics grade, teachers grade, district overall grade, culture...
New wheat hybrids are on the horizon and Kansas farmers are testing them
KCUR - Missouri
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August 19, 2025
It was 1874 when a large influx of Russian immigrants settled in Kansas bringing with them a hard red variety of wheat. This wheat variety grew well in the harsh summers and dry winters. Hard red winter wheat swallowed the Plains, and when you...
New wheat hybrids are on the horizon and Kansas farmers are among the first to test them
High Plains Public Radio - Kansas
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August 19, 2025
It was 1874 when a large influx of Russian immigrants settled in Kansas bringing with them a hard red variety of wheat. This wheat variety grew well in the harsh summers and dry winters. Hard red winter wheat swallowed the Plains, and when you...
New wheat hybrids are on the horizon and Kansas farmers are some of the guinea pigs
High Plains Public Radio - Kansas
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August 19, 2025
It was 1874 when a large influx of Russian immigrants settled in Kansas bringing with them a hard red variety of wheat. This wheat variety grew well in the harsh summers and dry winters. Hard red winter wheat swallowed the Plains, and when you...
‘Jenny & Jagger In The Morning’ Coming To WDAF Kansas City.
Inside Radio - Tennessee
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Former Steel City Media country “Q104” KBEQ Kansas City morning co-host Jenny Matthews and Audacy hot AC “99.7 The Point” KZPT Kansas City afternoon host Mike “Jagger” Thomas will team for “Jenny & Jagger in the Morning” on Audacy country “106.5...
New wheat hybrids are on the horizon and Kansas farmers are some of the guinea pigs
High Plains Public Radio - Kansas
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August 19, 2025
It was 1874 when a large influx of Russian immigrants settled in Kansas bringing with them a hard red variety of wheat. This wheat variety grew well in the harsh summers and dry winters. Hard red winter wheat swallowed the Plains, and when you...
This Burger Is Brought to You by Immigrants
Rolling Stone
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August 19, 2025
F ew foods are more recognizable — or more American — than the cheeseburger. It’s a staple of fast food and backyard barbecues, served in rations to soldiers and on silver platters to presidents. Politicians invoke it as a symbol of abundance,...
Iowa State football vs Kansas State picks, predictions
The Ames Tribune - Iowa
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The Iowa State Cyclones and Kansas State Wildcats play on Saturday, Aug. 23, at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland, in a game on the college football Week 0 schedule. Which team will win the college football Week 0 game? Check out these college...
MLB Wild Card Race Tightens as Playoffs Approach
Times News Global
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August 19, 2025
NEW YORK, NY — As the MLB playoffs draw near, the wild card standings are heating up. In the American League, the Boston Red Sox hold the No. 1 wild card spot, but they are just a half-game ahead of the New York Yankees, who are in third place....
Education Department Investigates Four Kansas School Districts for Secret ‘Gender Transitions’
Daily Citizen - Colorado
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August 18, 2025
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) is investigating four Kansas school districts for permitting males into female’s private spaces and sports, and for hiding student’s sexual identity confusion from their parents. The ED launched the...