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KU Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little speaking to the Board of Regents. (Photo by Stephen Koranda)Education officials have painted a grim picture of what could happen if Kansas lawmakers approve budget cuts for the state's colleges and universities. The comments came yesterday (WED), during a meeting of the Board of Regents in Topeka. As KPR's Stephen Koranda tells us, the cuts could mean shuttering some medical school programs at the University of Kansas.00000184-7fa7-d6f8-a1cf-7fa7bf5c0000House Speaker Ray Merrick, a Republican from Stilwell, issued a statement after the meeting. He says House members are committed to higher education, but believe there’s room for savings in university budgets.

Q: This Kansas county was named for one of America's Founding Fathers who never became president. His picture appears on the $10 bill and a hit Broadway play is named after him. Give us the name of the county and, therefore, the name of this man.

Some of the items being prepared for the visitor center. (Photo by Stephen Koranda)At a ceremony this (THUR) morning, state officials will unveil a new visitor center in the basement of the Kansas Statehouse. The facility contains pictures, documents and items focused around Kansas history and government. Mary Madden is with the Kansas Historical Society. She says they have a sword once owned by John Brown and ballots from a vote on a proposed state constitution.00000184-7fa7-d6f8-a1cf-7fa7c80f0000The visitor center also features Kansas-themed merchandise, including jewelry and other items made from the old copper dome removed during the Statehouse renovation.

Sure, this picture of the Kansas Statehouse looks a little gloomy, what with the overcast skies and all. But when you have the chance, take a trip inside. From top to bottom, this building is a magnificent showpiece of art and architecture.

When the Kansas Legislature returns for its wrap-up session next week, lawmakers will need to consider even more budget cuts. Senator Jean Schodorf of Wichita says that state revenue projections have come in lower than expected. 00000184-7fa7-d6f8-a1cf-7fa794da0000That means 10 million dollars more in cuts for this year, and 20 million for next year. Despite the bad state of this current revenue picture, Schodorf says she was actually expecting something worse. She thought projections would show the state needed to reduce its expenditures by around 50 million dollars for the next two budget cycles.

Read was accused of hitting her boyfriend with her car and leaving him to die in a snowstorm, but alleged she was the victim of a cover-up by his fellow officers. Her 2024 trial ended in a hung jury.

Here's a summary of the day's Kansas news headlines from the Associated Press as compiled by the KPR new staff.

A spacecraft on its way to Pluto has just woken up from hibernation. By next month, scientists expect to have the first good pictures of the dwarf planet. All of the others have been, well, crummy.

With all the attention focused on the Supreme Court hearings on the fate of the Affordable Care Act, it might seem that the future of all reforms to the health care system is in the balance. But some in the insurance industry say many changes are already in motion.

University of Michigan professor Arthur Kuo's research team has created a new knee brace that stores the residual energy a person makes while walking. They report that walking for one minute can generate enough energy to power the average cell phone for 10 minutes. Andrea Seabrook speaks with Kuo.