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West Plains superintendent arrested on multiple felonies
West Plains Superintendent of Schools Jeff Jones was arrested on 10 charges on Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, KNSW reports. West Plains is located in Ness County in western Kansas. According to the Ness County Sheriff’s[…]
Livestock, farming groups react to Trump beef import announcement
President Donald Trump announced late last week that his administration would allow imports of up to 300,000 metric tons of ground beef for the next 90 days and that the meat would be sold below[…]
IDD waiver waitlist could be reduced to zero in 5 years, advocate says
As The Sentinel recently reported, there are more than 5,000 Kansans with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD) sitting on a waiting list that can take as much as a decade to open up. Indeed, the[…]
Red state ballot initiatives give voters a say on property taxes, while Kansans are still waiting
The Wall Street Journal reports several traditional “red” states, responding to constituents’ outcries over seemingly out-of-control property taxes, will offer measures at the ballot boxes in November. Average annual property taxes for single-family homes rose[…]