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Like a lot of rural hospitals in Kansas, the one in Arkansas City has seen better, more profitable days. It's now losing money and many feel the only way to save it is by scaling back on services. Officials at SCK Health think that by restructuring the hospital, they may qualify for a federal lifeline. -
Brian Munoz/St. Louis Public RadioAfter the end of pandemic-era free meals, schools are reporting rising school meal debt and fewer kids in their free and reduced price programs.
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Record-setting lack of rain in 2022 transformed parts of western Kansas into a temporary desert. And it'll take a while for the region's fields, towns and mindsets to recover. -
With Senate Bill 65, Kansas joins several states where abortion opponents want to give local governments the authority to restrict or ban abortion.
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Two pipelines, including the Keystone that ruptured on Dec. 7, are the most important local sources of tax revenue for Washington County
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A landslide vote last year kept abortion legal in Kansas, but now the fight continues in the Statehouse — where abortion opponents have already introduced legislation that would further restrict access.
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After decades of irrigation, the aquifer that makes life possible in dry western Kansas is reaching a critical point. Several counties have already lost more than half of their underground water. But a new plan could save more of what’s left.
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Kansas has more than $2 billion in budget surplus. The Republican-controlled Legislature and Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly may use the 2023 session to spar over how that money can be used through tax cuts and government spending, among other political issues.
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Water experts are warning that farmers and ranchers in western Kansas must stop pumping so much water out of the Ogallala Aquifer. The warning is setting up a big and messy fight in the Kansas Legislature this year.
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A Wichita Planned Parenthood began connecting abortion patients with out-of-state doctors in a bid to increase appointment availability. It comes after a judge struck down a state law banning telemedicine abortions.
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A Kansas program that awards nursing homes millions of dollars for providing thoughtful care doesn’t weed out those with a history of deficiencies. Critics say it’s just one way the state fails to adequately regulate the long-term care industry.
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Thirty-four-year-old Tanner first tried opioids as a teenager. Since then, he says doctors have helped him by prescribing medications that reduce cravings.
