Kansas (The State)
- Driverless semi-truck rolls through Lawrence residential area, comes to rest between two homeswww.kmbc.com Driverless semi-truck rolls through Lawrence residential area, comes to rest between two homes
A driverless semi-truck rolled approximately 300 feet through a residential area Thursday afternoon.
- Cyber attack on Kansas Supreme Court creating concern for individuals and businesseswww.ksn.com Cyber attack on Kansas Supreme Court creating concern for individuals and businesses
The attack is impacting all Kansas counties except for Johnson County.
- After Kansas school district forces Native American boy to cut his hair, ACLU sends warninglawrencekstimes.com After Kansas school district forces Native American boy to cut his hair, ACLU sends warning
Officials at R.V. Haderlein Elementary in Girard forced an 8-year-old Native American boy to cut his hair, despite objections that he grew it out to connect with his cultural heritage.
- City of Lawrence faces a second freedom of speech lawsuit in less than a weeklawrencekstimes.com City of Lawrence faces a second freedom of speech lawsuit in less than a week
Two Lawrence activists have filed a federal lawsuit alleging freedom of speech violations by the City of Lawrence. It's the second lawsuit of that nature filed against the city this week, following one from an anti-mask protester.
- Kansas Hands No. 6 Oklahoma First Loss, Shakes Up College Football Playoff Racewww.si.com Wild Finish in Oklahoma at Kansas Will Shake Up CFP Race
The Jayhawks secured a monumental home upset of the Sooners.
- Kansas courts to operate on paper for at least 2 weeks, judge says ransomware attack may be to blamewww.kake.com Kansas courts to operate on paper for at least 2 weeks, judge says ransomware attack may be to blame
Court systems throughout Kansas, including Sedgwick County, will be operating on paper for the next weeks,
- KU basketball team gets 3-year probation for NCAA violations; some wins vacatedlawrencekstimes.com KU basketball team gets 3-year probation for NCAA violations; some wins vacated
The University of Kansas men’s basketball team has been ordered to vacate 15 victories and its NCAA FInal Four appearance from its record for the 2017-2018 season as the result of a six-year investigation of recruiting infractions. The team also was put on probation for three years, a disciplinary p
- Why Kansas makes it harder to qualify for food assistance than most other stateslawrencekstimes.com Why Kansas makes it harder to qualify for food assistance than most other states
Kansas lawmakers have continued to pass on a federal policy that could make more people eligible for food assistance programs. Now, the state is one of the last in the country that has not yet adopted it.
- Federal agency sues Chipotle after a Kansas manager allegedly ripped off an employee's hijabapnews.com Federal agency sues Chipotle after a Kansas manager allegedly ripped off an employee's hijab
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has sued Chipotle, accusing it of religious harassment and retaliation.
- Voting rights advocates pan Kansas Republican’s ‘invite-only stage for election conspiracies’lawrencekstimes.com Voting rights advocates pan Kansas Republican’s ‘invite-only stage for election conspiracies’
Republican Sen. Mike Thompson orchestrated a two-day debauchery of fearmongering about advance ballots, drop boxes, and voter registration efforts. No local election official was invited to participate.
