The City Commission in Leavenworth approved a permit to private prison operator CoreCivic. Members voted 4-1 to approve a three-year permit with conditions that set minimum staffing levels, ban the ...

A Kansas town known for its prisons is allowing a shuttered private prison to reopen and house immigrants detained for living in the U.S. illegally after a nearly yearlong ...

The Kansas City Business Journal brought together industry leaders to discuss the trends, pressures and innovations driving ...

Across a roughly 3,500-acre campus with an ever-increasing student population — 32,662 in fall 2025 — OU’s Norman campus is struggling to meet the housing demands of continuous student growth.

A Kansas town known for its prisons is allowing a shuttered private prison to reopen and house immigrants detained for living in the U.S. illegally after a nearly yearlong legal fight amid a national ...

Olathe School District Superintendent Dr. Brent Yeager said lower enrollment numbers are expected, and that means more consolidation of school buildings in the area's largest school district.

Peabody City Council on Monday approved a land purchase tied to a housing grant that will help bring new apartments to the city. Council members approved spending $6,941 from Peabody Land Bank money ...

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