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13+ hour, 56+ min ago   (225+ words) A Powerball player who bought their ticket from a Kansas retailer won big in the latest drawing. The lottery winner matched four white balls and the Powerball during the Monday, Sept. 28, drawing — winning $50,000. They were only one number away from…...

14+ hour, 57+ min ago   (448+ words) When Gary Parrish of CBS Sports last released a preseason ranking for the upcoming college basketball season, he didn't list the Kansas Jayhawks inside the top 15, nor the top 20, nor the top 25 altogether. He surprisingly excluded Bill Self and KU…...

16+ hour, 13+ min ago   (862+ words) After more than a year of planning efforts, the Overland Park City Council unanimously approved the first phase of Black & Veatch’s billion-dollar headquarters redevelopment plan, with hopes that the new office space will be done by 2030. “Our industry is office…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (212+ words) A historic Kansas ranch where forestry, conservation and agriculture have shaped the landscape for more than a century will open its doors to landowners, natural resource professionals and forest enthusiasts this fall. The Kansas Forestry Association (KFA) is hosting its…...

7+ hour, 18+ min ago   (430+ words) Nearly 900 Kansas youth will bring more than 2,200 animals to Hutchinson Oct. 2 to 4 for the 94th Kansas Junior Livestock Show at the Kansas State Fairgrounds. A total of 887 exhibitors from across the state have entered 2,236 animals, including 175 market steers, 412 breeding heifers, 252 market…...

2+ hour, 46+ min ago   (347+ words) —Overland Park voted Monday to approve Playbook OP, a long-term parks and recreation plan, even as residents and council members pushed back on the pool portion of the plan, saying it goes against what taxpayers asked for. "We should be…...

19+ hour ago   (514+ words) To be a good modern Republican, you have to be willing to believe several different, and contradictory, things at once. I was reminded of this over the weekend, when I noticed the same meme posted by the Kansas Republican Party…...

23+ hour, 44+ min ago   (357+ words) Workers must have been busy as beavers constructing Buc-ee's first Kansas location. That would explain why that site, which was initially expected to open in October 2027, is now on track to start doing business earlier than that. "Now expected to…...

8+ hour, 7+ min ago   (902+ words) This story comes from KCUR's daily news podcast Kansas City Today. Listen and subscribe wherever you get podcasts. This month, seven journalists at The Kansas City Star lost their jobs. Among their ranks were an opinion editor and reporters covering…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (56+ words) Since Immigration and Customs Enforcement began enforcement activity in Kansas at meat processing facilities, politicians, advocates and business leaders have expressed concern. Kansas officials ask ICE to slow enforcement operations at meat processing plants Since Immigration and Customs Enforcement began…...