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A growing population in Kansas is falling victim to increasing inflation and rising costs of living, placing them years behind financially and harming their long-term independence. It's the difference between paying rent for the month or having enough food on the table – a reality thousands of Kansas families face. Those who are struggling and the challenges they tackle each day are now being illuminated through tough, intimate conversations.

KMUW news director Tom Shine talks with a couple of experts about the state of small business in Kansas.

The Trump administration’s plans for expanded immigration detentions include Kansas. While a 1,000-bed facility in Leavenworth is on hold, the majority of the state’s detention plays out in a Flint Hills jail.

Officials and providers from across the state gathered last week to mark day one of a six-month action plan towards housing more people than there are becoming homeless.

Kansas has reported 37 cases. Wichita hasn't had a case since 2017.

The center was set up in 2023 as part of former President Joe Biden’s emphasis on addressing communities with disproportionately-high levels of pollution.

In Kansas and nationally, debates over transgender rights and inclusion are playing out in faith communities.

Sometimes the little places you pass every day hold much more significance than you realize. That's the case for a Stafford County, Kansas cemetery that holds the graves of some of Kansas' early Black residents.

Kansas Republicans and anti-abortion groups are dismissing concerns that a child support bill is an effort to codify “fetal personhood” into Kansas law.

Mark Wentling, who grew up in Udall, Kansas, talks about his life in Africa with the Peace Corps and the U.S. Agency for International Development.