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About 1.6 million more Americans are traveling this Thanksgiving holiday weekend than last year. And the last time the volume of Thanksgiving holiday travelers was higher was in 2005.

The Kansas basketball team playing tonight (MON) for the national championship can be defined by its "never-give-up" attitude. The Jayhawks, who are 32-and-6 this season, are considered the underdogs against a Kentucky team that has only lost two games all year. KPR's Greg Echlin has more on how KU found itself playing for its first national title since 2008.Tonight's (MON) game begins at 8:23 on CBS. The game will also be televised for Jayhawk fans at Allen Fieldhouse, where doors open at 7 p.m.

(Photo Credit: www.kshs.org)TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A dozen former Kansas lawmakers are trying to return to the Legislature in the November 6th general election. Most are Democrats, and half of them are former Democratic House members who lost their seats two years ago when conservative Republican Governor Sam Brownback swept into office. The group also includes Dennis McKinney, of Greensburg, who served 16 years in the House and became its minority leader before a two-year stint as state treasurer. He lost the treasurer's race in 2010. McKinney says he thinks voters will find his experience valuable. His Republican opponent in the 117th House District, John Ewy of Jetmore isn't daunted. Ewy says he respects McKinney but has garnered a lot of trust among voters himself as a lifelong resident of the area.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The rate increase that Kansas Gas Service is seeking is far higher than the amount staff at the Kansas Corporation Commission has recommended. The gas company is asking for a net increase of about $32 million a year, and KCC staff recommends the company get only $3.6 million. The Wichita Eagle reports that the recommendations are cited in documents filed last week. The gas company's proposal would raise the average customer's bill by $5.68 a month. The KCC proposal would boost those bills about one dollar. KGS spokeswoman Dawn Ewing says the company's still analyzing the KCC staff recommendations but believes its original proposal would result in fair and reasonable rates. The KCC's three commissioners serve as judges in rate cases and will make the final decision by January 14th.

Kansas Public Radio is hitting the road and bringing KPR mugs to YOU. The KPR Coffee Shop Tours are March 6 at Radina'sin the 'Ville in Manhattan; March 13 at McLain's in Overland Park; and March 20 at Juli's Coffee Shop & Bistro in Topeka.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The number of Kansas children in state custody has risen to all-time highs as the number of child abuse and neglect complaints also is climbing. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports about 7,000 children were in state custody at the beginning of June, including 6,168 in out-of-home foster care placement. Kansas Children's Alliance executive director Bruce Linhos says workers and government officials are struggling to find a cause for the increase. An in-depth report by the Kansas Health Institute last month included comments from some advocates blaming state policies for straining poor families. But a spokeswoman for the Kansas Department for Children and Families attributes the increase to heightened awareness and reporting of child abuse and neglect.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) _ Kansas State Board of Education members plan to have meetings across the state to ask their constituents what experience and skills they see as essential for a new education commissioner. The board is describing the meetings as focus groups. One is scheduled for Thursday evening (6:30) at Bonner Springs High School. It will be hosted by the local state board member, Democrat Janet Waugh. The board says several more focus groups are planned. The board is searching for a new commissioner because Diane DeBacker stepped down from the job last week to become an adviser to the director general of the Abu Dhabi Education Council in the United Arab Emirates. During the search, Deputy Commissioner Brad Neuenswander will serve as acting commissioner.

(Photo Credit: Newscom)TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Topeka City Councilman John M. Campos II entered a diversion agreement on two felonies that led to an effort to remove him from the council. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Shawnee County District Court records show Campos entered the diversion Tuesday. Campos was briefly booked into jail on April 22 on felony charges of making a false writing and interference with law enforcement. Prosecutors contend Campos presented a fake insurance card to the city's legal department while trying to have a ticket from a traffic stop dismissed. District Attorney Chad Taylor filed documents the same week seeking to remove Campos from the council. As of Tuesday, Campos is still on the council. He has until Monday to respond to the ouster petition.

The Apple store in the Baltimore suburb of Towson was the first in the U.S. to unionize. The contract agreement must be approved by roughly 85 employees there. A vote is scheduled for Aug. 6.

New data released by the FBI show violent crime and property crime both fell in 2023 compared to the previous year.