The Kansas Legislature has voted to override Governor Laura Kelly's veto of a bill restricting bathroom access for transgender people...there are reports of ICE activity in Lawrence ... Topeka moves to expand housing options ... and another Kansas school closes due to illnesses. These stories and more can be found in this commercial-free summary of KPR news headlines, which is made possible by KPR listener-members.

Western Kansas has the potential to capitalize on our region’s growing energy demands even as rural populations shrink. There’s plenty of land, wind and sun to be a center for renewable energy production. But skepticism is bringing these projects to a halt.

Kansas State University officials say Jerome Tang’s dismissal was “for cause,” meaning the university will not pay an $18 million buyout to end the contract. Tang has said he plans to fight the firing.

Since its launch in 2022, the national 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline has responded to nearly 13 million calls. But many states have been slow to spend their own dollars on the program.

The influx of people could mean a greater chance of disease spreading. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment will have training, reporting and testing information for diseases and travel health notices.

This week's Retro Cocktail Hour is all about Valentine's Day in the first hour, with tunes about L-O-V-E by Sinatra, the George Shearing Quintet, Pony Sherrell, Errol Garner and Warren Kime's Brass Impact!

President Trump is asking the federal government for billions of dollars in damages, putting his own Justice Department on the spot and creating an unprecedented ethical morass.

The Australian is among a group of 34 women and children who had planned to fly from Damascus to Australia on Monday but were turned back by Syrian authorities to the Roj detention camp due to procedural problems.

Russia is stepping up covert attacks across Europe — rail sabotage, drones, cyberstrikes — testing NATO. Polish officials warn "disposable agents" are sowing fear and weakening support for Ukraine.

In South Africa, as taps run dry in Johannesburg, Africa's richest city, a tone deaf remark by a senior politician there unleashes fury.

As Ramadan begins, traditional lanterns called fawanees brighten Cairo. They have become a symbol of Ramadan and are an almost-mandatory home decoration for the holy month in Egypt.