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Professors · Topeka

Kansas adopts faculty workload, post-tenure review system for public universities

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Kansas Board of Regents adopts model for annual assessment of state university faculty in terms of teaching, research and public service.See the Story

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Projected electricity usage expected to strain Kansas grid unless transmission, generation added

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TOPEKA — Projected increases in electricity load growth are as high as 99% by 2035, a data point that pushed regional energy regulators to create a plan to stabilize and expand grid capacity and transmission, a legislative committee learned Thursday.…See the Story

Kris Kobach · Topeka

Kansas judge rebukes AG Kris Kobach in gender marker case, issues symbolic $1 fine

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

A Kansas district court judge sanctioned Attorney General Kris Kobach with a $1 fine for failing to know the law. (Photo by Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector)TOPEKA — Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach will pay a symbolic $1 sanction because he “should have known” better than to file a motion in a court that did not have jurisdiction. Kobach, along with his solicitor general, Anthony Powell, was admonished and fined by District Judge Thomas Luedke…See the Story

Kansas Republican’s plan to move local elections to even-numbered years draws scrutiny

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Rep. Pat Proctor listens to testimony Jan. 20, 2026, on proposed legislation that would move elections to even-numbered years. (Photo by Anna Kaminski/Kansas Reflector)TOPEKA — An aide to the secretary of state warned lawmakers Tuesday that moving all local elections to even-numbered years, so that candidates for city, county and school board seats appear on the same ballot as candidates for president or governor, would have consequences for vot…Topeka · Topeka Read Article

KBI director urges mandatory background checks for school employees to fill public safety gaps

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KBI Director Tony Mattivi appears at a press conference on Oct. 1, 2025, in Topeka, Kansas. He spoke to a legislative committee in January 2026, encouraging lawmakers to advance a bill that requires all school employees to submit to fingerprint-based background checks. (Photo by Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector)TOPEKA — Tony Mattivi, director of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, described a high school wrestling coach, a paraprofessional, a spee…Topeka · Topeka Read Article

Jan. 20 KBCA rankings

KBCA Boys Basketball Class RankingsJan. 20, 2026(The next ranking of the basketball season will be on Tuesday Jan. 27, 2026)6A BoysShawnee Mission SouthOlathe NorthMill ValleyWichita HeightsBlue Valley NorthwestBlue Valley HighMaizeManhattanWichita EastBlue Valley West5A BoysKapaun Mt. CarmelTopeka SeamanTopeka WestBonner SpringsEmporiaMaize SouthSt.Topeka · Topeka Read Article

What You Need to Know Ahead of Evergy's Earnings Release

Evergy is anticipated to report its fourth-quarter earnings soon. Analysts project a double-digit increase in profit.Topeka · Topeka Read Article

Kansas foster children’s voices muted as court advocates take on hundreds of cases each

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Kerrie Lonard, the child advocate for the state of Kansas appears at a hearing on Jan. 24, 2024 in Topeka. She testified in January 2026 to the dire problems within Kansas' guardian ad litem system, where children in foster care often have no say in court. (Photo by Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector)TOPEKA — Kansas foster children rarely interact with their court-appointed advocates, and their voices have become muted, a statewide report said. Chie…Topeka · Topeka Read Article

This year, America celebrates 250 years. Let's make sure to listen to the voices of Kansans.

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A child waves an American flag during a Fourth of July celebration with frontline workers and military families, Sunday, July 4, 2021, on the South Lawn of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Chandler West)America 250 is here. This will be the greatest year for artistic expression in our nation’s history, in part due to America 250’s celebration. For those who may not know, America 250 is a nonpartisan initiative to engage every Ame…Topeka · Topeka Read Article

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Kansas adopts faculty workload, post-tenure review system for public universities

Projected electricity usage expected to strain Kansas grid unless transmission, generation added

Kansas judge rebukes AG Kris Kobach in gender marker case, issues symbolic $1 fine

Kansas Republican’s plan to move local elections to even-numbered years draws scrutiny

KBI director urges mandatory background checks for school employees to fill public safety gaps

Jan. 20 KBCA rankings

What You Need to Know Ahead of Evergy's Earnings Release

Kansas foster children’s voices muted as court advocates take on hundreds of cases each

This year, America celebrates 250 years. Let's make sure to listen to the voices of Kansans.

How state lawmakers will focus on making Kansas more affordable

Satanists Sue Kansas Over Discrimination

Lawmakers designate $1 million to compensate nurses harmed by regulators

Washburn's Wooldridge named MIAA Field Athlete of the Week

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Kansas Republican’s plan to move local elections to even-numbered years draws scrutiny

KBI director urges mandatory background checks for school employees to fill public safety gaps

Jan. 20 KBCA rankings

What You Need to Know Ahead of Evergy's Earnings Release

Kansas foster children’s voices muted as court advocates take on hundreds of cases each

This year, America celebrates 250 years. Let's make sure to listen to the voices of Kansans.

How state lawmakers will focus on making Kansas more affordable

Satanists Sue Kansas Over Discrimination

Lawmakers designate $1 million to compensate nurses harmed by regulators

Washburn's Wooldridge named MIAA Field Athlete of the Week

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