Kansas News Service

Arrowhead Stadium in Jackson County, Missouri. Critics of Kansas' plan to draw the Kansas City Chiefs away from Arrowhead to a new stadium in Wyandotte County represent both the Republican and the Democratic parties. (Carlos Moreno / KCUR) In ongoing debates over the NFL team’s planned move to Kansas, Republicans and Democrats are forming rare alliances on both sides of the issue. By Zane Irwin Kansas News Service In a crowded hearing in Topeka last week, Kansas lawmakers drilled a lawyer for...

Carlos Moreno / KCUR A recent study gives a dire snapshot of the teaching profession. Why are so many teachers leaving — or thinking about it? By Daniel Caudill Kansas News Service A recent study by the Center for American Progress found that 70 percent of U.S. teachers with five or fewer years of experience have left or considered leaving the field. Here’s a look at what some teachers are saying and how local districts are trying to support teachers and keep them in the classroom: Why are...

Candice Montgomery stands outside the closed Aspen Place apartment complex in Gardner, Kansas. She is one of hundreds of former residents who were kicked out of their homes when Gardner officials condemned the property. (Dylan Lysen / Kansas News Service) Applying the Kansas Consumer Protection Act to residential rentals could help balance power between landlords and tenants. A lawmaker hopes it may force landlords to improve their properties so tenants don’t live in squalor. By Dylan Lysen...