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Court Decision Called "Negative Event" for KS CreditTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A leading credit rating firm says a recent Kansas Supreme Court ruling on school funding was a "negative" event that puts even more pressure on the state's ability to pay its debts. Moody's Investor Service, one of the leading credit rating firms in the country, raised the concerns in its weekly public finance outlook issued late Thursday.==========Fed Charges Down Across KS, RegionWICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A new report shows federal prosecutors charged about 21 percent fewer defendants last year in Kansas than in 2012, led by steep declines in immigration and drug cases. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Kansas says it, like other districts, has faced gaps in resources over the past two years due to a federal hiring freeze and budget cuts.==========Water Plan Faces Uncertain FundingTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities trying to establish a plan for dealing with dwindling water resources in Kansas say it's unclear how much the state wants to spend on solving the problem. Governor Sam Brownback in October called for development of a 50-year plan for water in Kansas that would meet residents' needs and extend the life of the Ogallala High Plains Aquifer. Earl Lewis, assistant director of the Kansas Water Office, tells the Lawrence Journal World that any possible solutions cost money.==========PSU Engineering Students Build Emergency ShelterPITTSBURG, Kan. (AP) — Two Pittsburg State University engineering students are building an easy-to-assemble shelter they hope will someday be used by refugees and disaster victims around the world. The Joplin Globe reports Austin Leake of Independence, Kansas and Cody Frieden, of Lamar, Missouri will enter their design next month in a national contest in Arkansas.

Kansas has just revealed a new standard license plate...a record number of Kansans signed up for health insurance through the state’s Affordable Care Act Marketplace this year...and KCI Airport is trying something new to help manage holiday travel traffic. Here's an ad-free summary of area news headlines, made possible by KPR listener-members.

September 6, 2015: Is America ready for a female president? Kathleen Sebelius, former Kansas Governor and former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, talks about women in politics and her own political career.

This week on KPR Presents: the annual "Politics and Journalism" lecture at the University of Kansas Dole Institute of Politics, featuring Gordon Smith, president of the National Association of Broadcasters and former U.S. senator (R-Oregon).

Mark Halperin is Political Director of ABC News. He is the co-author of "The Way to Win," in which he looks at the 2008 presidential elections. Halperin is also the founder and editor of "The Note," which appears daily on ABCNews.com. His speech was presented at KU's Dole Institute of Politics on December 6, 2006. Engineer(s): Chubby Smith

U.S. officials say they continue to see signs that Russian forces are moving into eastern Ukraine for what is expected to be a large-scale offensive in the coming days.

Huge crowds converged on central London for four days of public events to mark the queen's history-making 70 years on the throne.

Scientists have long studied how near-infrared light bounces off forests and grasslands, as a proxy for plant health. Now, an artist is using the same trick to turn the Joshua tree into an instrument.

Here are the headlines for our area, as compiled by KPR news staffers.

The business of film music is notoriously male-dominated. Female composers worked on barely more than 1% of the 100 top-grossing films for each of the…