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Wichita State student Daylan Andrews conceals his gun with his jacket while on campus. (Photo by Stephen Bisaha, KMUW Radio.)

One School Year Later, Guns on Kansas College Campuses Draw Little Notice

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Conversations: Tara Cousineau, Phd, "The Kindness Cure"

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Attorneys Press for up to $1.5 Billion More for Kansas Public Schools

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Former Massey CEO and West Virginia Republican Senatorial candidate Don Blankenship, greets supporters Doug Smith, left, and Wanda Smith, right, prior to a town hall in Logan, W.Va., on Jan. 18.

Former Coal CEO Turned Senate Hopeful Don Blankenship Says He's 'Trumpier Than Trump'

Wichita State student Daylan Andrews conceals his gun with his jacket while on campus. (Photo by Stephen Bisaha, KMUW Radio.)
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One School Year Later, Guns on Kansas College Campuses Draw Little Notice

Tuesday, May 8th

The law allows those who are 21 and older (and who can legally posses a firearm) to carry a concealed firearm at public colleges in the state of Kansas.  Surveys of faculty and students found that many were afraid guns on campus would make schools more dangerous.

 

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Attorneys Press for up to $1.5 Billion More for Kansas Public Schools

Tuesday, May 8th

Does the state of Kansas need to spend an additional $1.5 billion dollars on public schools?  Attorneys for the school districts suing the state seem to think so.  Lawmakers just wrapped up the 2018 session by boosting school funding by more than $500 million, phased in over five years.  Now, it will be up to the state Supreme Court to weigh in. 
 

Area news headlines from the Associated Press
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Headlines for Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Tuesday, May 8th

Here are the latest news headlines for our area from the Associated Press, as compiled by KPR news staffers.

Alicia Thompson, superintendent at Wichita Public Schools, speaks about Aviation Pathway in a Textron Aviation hanger. (Photo: Wichita Public Schools)
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Wichita Schools Propose Aviation Tech Training for High School Students

Tuesday, May 8th

The school district says the program is needed due to a retiring workforce, a low unemployment rate and fewer students choosing manufacturing careers.

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Schoolbus parked outside the Kansas Statehouse (Photo by Susie Fagen)
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School Districts Deliver Briefs in Financial Dispute to Kansas Supreme Court

Monday, May 7th

A third-party analysis commissioned by the Kansas Legislature suggested that getting kids on track could take as much as 2 billion dollars.

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Health

KanCare Lifetime Care Cap Proposal Rejected by Feds

Monday, May 7th

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services won’t sign off on lifetime limits for KanCare beneficiaries.

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Report: Physicians Cut Back on Kansas Opioid Pill Prescriptions

Monday, May 7th

Kansans got nine percent fewer opioids by prescription, according to the state’s drug monitoring system.

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Area news headlines from the Associated Press
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Headlines for Monday, May 7, 2018

Monday, May 7th

Here are the latest news headlines for our area from the Associated Press, as compiled by KPR news staffers.

Statehouse

Kansas Lawmakers Kill Tax Cut Bill as Session Ends

Monday, May 7th

The bill that failed would have prevented Kansas taxpayers who itemize on their state returns from getting stuck with higher state taxes next year. That anticipated increase comes from changes Congress made in last year’s federal tax overhaul.

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"The Kindness Cure"
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Conversations: Tara Cousineau, Phd, "The Kindness Cure"

Monday, May 7th

Tara Cousineau is a clinical psychologist and researcher. On this edition of Conversations, she joins us to talk about her book, "The Kindness Cure: How the Science of Compassion Can Heal you Heart and Your World." Her areas of expertise include child and adolescent health; mind-body medicine, and the science of happiness.

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Haben Girma at KU Capitol Federal Hall
KPR Presents

Disability Rights Advocate Haben Girma

Sunday, May 6th

Week of May 6, 2018: Haben Girma, the first deaf-blind person to graduate from Harvard Law School, on making the world a more accessible and inclusive place. (Be sure to tune in for this week's broadcast -- KPR does not have permission to archive this lecture.)

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Weekend Headlines for May 5-6, 2018

Saturday, May 5th

Here's a summary of Kansas news headlines from the Associated Press.

Adam Purinton, shown here during his plea hearing in March (photo credit: Andrea Tudhope, KCUR 89.3)
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Purinton Sentenced for Killing of Indian Man at Olathe Bar

Friday, May 4th

Adam Purinton was sentenced for the February 2017 murder of Srinivas Kuchibhotla and the attempted murders of Alok Madasani and Ian Grillot.

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Sedgwick County Commissioner Michael O'Donnell (photo credit: Nadya Faulx /KMUW/file photo)
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Former State Senator Indicted on Charges of Fraud, Money Laundering

Friday, May 4th

Sedgwick County Commissioner Michael O'Donnell is accused of using campaign money to pay himself and his friends, and then covering it up by submitting false reports to the state of Kansas.

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One Goal
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Conversations: Amy Bass, "One Goal"

Friday, May 4th

One Goal: A Coach, A Team, and the Game that Brought a Divided Town Together tells the story of a soccer team in Lewiston, Maine and how their success is helping the town navigate a large cultural shift. On this edition of Conversations, we'll hear about the Lewiston experience from the author, Amy Bass. She is a professor of history in New York and her writing has appeared in Slate, Salon, and CNN Opinion. Her work for NBC Olympics coverage earned her an Emmy in 2012.
 

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