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(Photo Credit: City of Baxter Springs, KS)TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — An aide to Kansas Governor Sam Brownback says he and Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins will visit Baxter Springs to view tornado damage in the southeast Kansas town. Brownback spokeswoman Eileen Hawley said Brownback and Jenkins were flying to the area Monday afternoon in a Kansas Army National Guard helicopter. Jenkins represents the 2nd Congressional District, which includes the state's southeast corner. Authorities said that a storm Sunday night left 25 people in Baxter Springs injured and damaged more than 100 homes and businesses. They said the tornado was two miles long and two blocks wide.

Kansas Republicans pass a tax cut package, but the Democratic is expected to veto the measure... gunfire erupts at Crown Center in Kansas City, wounding six people... K-State struggles with cyber-security... and lawmakers consider a bill to require Kansas schools to have defibrillators. Those stories and more inside. This ad-free summary of area headlines is generally posted by 10 am weekdays and updated through 7 pm.

Robyn Gritz investigated major national security threats, but says the FBI drummed her out of a job after she fell out of favor with her supervisors. She went on to sell cosmetics and answer phones.

In northwest Pakistan, a school has reopened after last month's Taliban attack that killed more than 130. Most of the survivors chose to come back, but the healing will take years, they say.

Amid the rise in teen opioid overdoses, school systems from California to Maryland are changing their approach: Instead of zero tolerance, they're turning to rehabilitation.

As ICE agents arrest international students at campuses across the U.S., professor Daniel Kanstroom discusses the law — and the human cost. He says the round-ups are designed to "send a message."

An overhaul of the state’s income tax is now on the desk of Governor Laura Kelly after the Kansas Legislature passed the bill early Saturday... state lawmakers approved another year's worth of funding for most state agencies and services, including a 93% pay increase for themselves... and, a conservative political advocacy group is backing a bill to reform the practice of civil asset forfeiture by Kansas law enforcement agencies. Those stories and more inside.

Liz Cheney's book Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning slams Trump's efforts to stay in power after 2020 and the Republicans who enabled him. She tells NPR why voters should mobilize against him.

In recent months, the list of the nation's top songs has been remarkably unchanging — Shaboozey has had the No. 1 song for 18 weeks — but this week, a brand new name makes a splash in the Top 10.

Amid soaring gas prices, the most depressed real estate market in decades, falling home prices and tight credit, President Bush defended his administration's efforts to stabilize the economy in a news conference Tuesday.