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State of Kansas Offers Free Photo ID

Kansas Public Radio

Published October 29, 2018 at 2:35 PM CDT

If you still need a photo ID to vote, the state of Kansas will give you one for free. For the Kansas News Service, Brian Grimmett reports from Wichita.

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Many Johnson County residents want to stay unified as Kansas Republicans try to redistrict

Zane Irwin

Republican state lawmakers want to break up Johnson County to help defeat the one Kansas Democrat in Congress. Local officials say the state’s wealthiest and most populous county has benefited from remaining in a single congressional district.
Kansas biologists are bringing back rare mussels, fish and turtles to our rivers

Celia Llopis-Jepsen

Animals that disappeared from some rivers because of pollution, dams and overharvesting are getting a new lease on life that could have ripple effects for other wildlife and for humans.
Kansas courts can extend probation for people who can’t pay fines. A lawsuit says that's unfair

Dylan Lysen

The American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit challenging a state law that allows judges to extend probation for years when an offender fails to pay restitution in their cases. The lawsuit alleges the practice punishes people for being poor.
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Know your voting rights in Texas as you head to the polls for the Nov. 4 election

Sean Saldana

Understand the rules covering electronics, what you can't wear in a polling place, and more.
Men allegedly framed by Roger Golubski sue Kansas City, Kansas, and police department

Peggy Lowe

Cedric Warren and Domonique Moore, whose murder convictions were tossed last year due to prosecutorial misconduct, filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Thursday. They say they were railroaded by Roger Golubski, then a police detective, because the mother of one of them refused his sexual advances.