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These area headlines are curated by KPR news staffers, including J. Schafer, Laura Lorson, Kaye McIntyre, and Tom Parkinson. Our headlines are generally posted by 10 am weekdays, 11 am weekends. This news summary is made possible by KPR listener-members. Become one today!

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A legislative audit indicates that county election boards aren't receiving enough guidance from the state on voting oversight...the Kansas attorney general is going to court to block transgender people from making changes to their state-issued driver's licenses....and a Twitter post helps reunite a wandering emu with its owner. Details on those stories, and more, are here.

Kansas GOP lawmakers pass a tax plan that Democrats don't like... authorities in central Kansas find an 18-year-old dead in a ditch near a vehicle stuck in the snow... a Kansas City area man gets five years in prison for stealing catalytic converters... and the decision not to put a possible stadium tax on the April ballot leaves many wondering about the future of the Chiefs and Royals. These headlines and more, inside.

Happy Juneteenth! Here's a summary of KPR news headlines - free of embedded videos and annoying pop-up ads. Enjoy.

It's been a busy few days at the Kansas Statehouse, with action on bills pertaining to transgender rights, public health, mail-in balloting, and more...plus, the LMH Health board of trustees has approved a strategic clinical relationship with the University of Kansas Health System. Click here for details on these stories, and more.

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

Here are the headlines for our area, as compiled by KPR news staffers. Our weekday headlines are generally posted by 10 a.m. and updated throughout the day. Feel free to browse our ad-free news summary. And when you're done, feel free to make a pledge to KPR. Thanks for your support.

Here are the headlines for our area, as compiled by KPR news staffers. Our weekday headlines are generally posted by 10 a.m. and updated throughout the day. Feel free to browse our ad-free news summary. And when you're done, feel free to make a pledge to KPR. Thanks for your support.

This summer has been a global heat record breaker... the governor declares an emergency for parts of western Kansas where wildfires have erupted... a Wichita shelter says domestic violence is on the rise... and the state selects an organization to run a new program for alternatives to abortion. More details inside.