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A cluster of earthquakes near Hutchinson in the last few days has prompted Kansas to take a closer look at injection wells. Corinne Boyer of the Kansas News Service has more. In 2014, Kansas had the worst rate in the nation of teens who received the HPV vaccine, at only 34 percent. A new federal […]

Kansas has improved the rate of teens that have been vaccinated against HPV in recent years. But as Stephen Koranda of the Kansas news service reports, the state is still in the bottom 10. Though this week’s indictment of a KU professor raises concerns about academic espionage … faculty leaders say the university has a […]

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Kansas is fighting the compensation claims of a Kansas City, Kansas, man who spent 23 years in prison for a double murder he did not commit. It’ll take $8 million to replace an outdated system Kansas uses to store fingerprints. As Stephen Koranda reports for the Kansas News Service, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation says […]

When the U-S Department of Agriculture announced it would be moving two research agencies from Washington to the Kansas City area, local lawmakers gushed about the hundreds of high-paying federal jobs. But as Frank Morris reports, it’s not working out that way. An aging system that holds millions of fingerprints for Kansas law enforcement is […]

The start of a new school year at Pittsburg State brings new students to Southeast Kansas, as hot the temperatures of summer begin to fade thoughts of football and fall start to take shape. This year on ‘The Crimson and Gold Connection’ we’re introducing a permanent spot for Pittsburg State President Steve Scott. He will […]

Drones will be making long-distance flights to inspect power lines as part of a new test program in Kansas. As Stephen Koranda of the Kansas News Service reports, state officials say it’s the first time the federal government has approved this type of flight. A new report from the environmental advocacy group Sierra Club claims […]

A new report from the Sierra Club claims that coal plants in Kansas and Missouri are losing millions of dollars every year. As Brian Grimmett of the Kansas News Service explains, the energy company disagrees. State officials say Kansas will be the first state to test out federally approved long-distance drone flights. The period to […]

U.S. Representative Sharice Davids of Kansas’s 3rd congressional district discussed ideas for reducing drug costs while in the Kansas City area during Congress’s August recess. KCUR’s Alex Smith spoke with her. After spending the summer listening to the concerns of rural Kansans, Lieutenant Governor Lynn Rogers says he’s feeling a lot of pressure to produce […]

Kansas Lieutenant Governor Lynn Rogers spent three months criss-crossing the state to find out what rural Kansans think should be done to revitalize their shrinking communities. Kansas officials say a contractor managing a literacy program misspent welfare dollars on travel and staff salaries. State Auditor Nicole Galloway is getting strong support from Democratic stalwarts a […]