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David Jordan of the Alliance for a Healthy Kansas is preparing to take the top job at a Hutchinson-based health foundation.

The top-seeded Kansas University Jayhawks defeated Austin Peay 105-79 in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament Thursday and the Wichita State Shockers beat Arizona 65-55 last night (THUR).

If the Cancer Center is designated as a "comprehensive" center, it could attract more federal grant money and more top-flight talent.

Legislation to increase the amount of money that victims in personal injury cases can receive is under review by Governor Sam Brownback. As Jim McLean, of the KHI News Service, reports... the bill is a top priority of Kansas doctors.00000184-7fa7-d6f8-a1cf-7fa7cc9b0004

The top-seed Kansas Jayhawks defeated Purdue, 98-to-66, Thursday night in Kansas City.

Emporia State, ranked No. 24 in the Division II poll, takes on top-ranked and defending national champion Northwest Missouri.

The investigation, prompted by the discovery of top-secret papers found at Mar-a-Lago, is at an early stage, a source told NPR.

A rumored plan to redraw the state’s congressional districts is raising the ire of some Kansas lawmakers. A legislative committee has begun work on the redistricting process. One plan being discussed would expand the First District in western Kansas eastward to include Wyandotte County. There are concerns that this plan would reduce the influence of Democratic voters in an area that has historically been a Democratic stronghold. Anthony Hensley, of Topeka, is the top Democrat in the Senate. He says party officials drew a test map to see if Wyandotte County could be put in the First District.00000184-7fa7-d6f8-a1cf-7fa79d6e0000Some lawmakers say Hensley is jumping the gun, because no official maps have been released. Republican House Speaker Mike O'Neal, of Hutchinson, co-chairs the redistricting committee.00000184-7fa7-d6f8-a1cf-7fa79d6e0001The committee will continue holding public hearings on redistricting next month. Lawmakers will redraw the maps during next year’s legislative session.

Legislators could soon take action aimed at slowing Governor Sam Brownback's plan to overhaul Medicaid in Kansas. That's according to Paul Davis, from Lawrence, the top Democrat in the Kansas House. Davis says he's talked to both Republicans and Democrats who have concerns about the proposal.00000184-7fa7-d6f8-a1cf-7fa7a9090000Right now it's unclear what action lawmakers would take. Governor Brownback's plan would create privatized managed-care programs, with the goal of improving patient outcomes and cutting costs. Earlier this month, the administration revealed that five companies had submitted bids. Medicaid provides health care for more than 300,000 aged, disabled and low-income Kansans.

Aerospace engineering students from the University of Kansas are cleaning up (once again) at an international aerospace design competition.