Posted: 9:45 AM School districts in Kansas face the loss of about $7.2 million this coming school year in federal funding that's reserved for the highest-poverty schools.

Updated: 2:53 PM The House on Thursday passed legislation to head off a doubling of student loan interest rates on July 1, instead tying rates to prevailing market trends and ending federal subsidies.

Updated: 2:06 PM The parking lot south of Cessna Stadium will close Sunday, May 26, so construction can begin on a new residence hall at Wichita State University.

Updated: 10:31 AM Google has released a map detailing the damage left behind by a tornado that tore through parts of central Oklahoma Monday.

Posted: 11:11 PM The siblings have not gotten to see each other in more than two years. The surprise took two months to plan.

Updated: 9:21 PM A Wichita teacher has been suspended after he was arrested for carrying a gun on school grounds.

Updated: 11:06 PM Wichita School Board of Education members are seeking community input on the future of Southeast High School.

Posted: 9:24 AM Proposed cuts in spending on higher education is a key issue for Kansas legislators as the House and Senate attempt to reconcile their differences on the state budget.

Posted: 6:30 AM Some schools suffered damage in Sunday's storm.

Updated: 11:02 AM Several conservative legislators have argued that Kansas can't afford the price of implementing the standards, or the strings that may be associated with following them.

Posted: 8:27 AM Kansas State University scientists are part of a multistate partnership receiving a $9.6 million, five-year grant to find ways for cattle producers to adapt to climate extremes in their grazing operations.

Updated: 5:30 PM The new facilities would be Andover’s third high school and third middle school.

Posted: 8:34 AM The widow of a man who became a successful geologist has donated $1 million to the University of Kansas.

Updated: 11:46 AM Kansas senators have approved a bill authorizing the state to issue an additional $202 million in bonds for a new biodefense lab in Manhattan.

Posted: 1:21 PM Several black leaders in Topeka say a Kansas State Board of Education member's use of a racial slur during a meeting last month was unnecessary and inappropriate.

Posted: 8:33 AM Critics of the Kansas Board of Education's decision to adopt the Common Core Standards for math and reading are preparing to voice their concerns to the panel.

Updated: 10:39 AM Construction for a new residence hall and parking lot will start this month at Wichita State University.

Posted: 8:51 AM An administrator at an Oregon community college will be the new president of Cowley College in Arkansas City.

Updated: 3:43 PM Enough rain has fallen in western Kansas that one school district is operating buses on mud routes only Friday.

Updated: 6:23 PM The Hutchinson Community College Board of Trustees is considering an exemption from the new concealed carry handgun legislation that passed last month.

Updated: 7:56 PM Some Wichita parents are concerned about school lunch cutoffs. A letter sent out says children may not receive a lunch if their account dips below zero.

Posted: 11:56 AM Gov. Sam Brownback is concluding his statewide tour aimed at building support for protecting spending levels for the Kansas higher education system.

Updated: 5:55 PM Wichita Police say they arrested an 18-year-old West High School student after he allegedly threatened to shoot other students.

Updated: 10:32 PM The Wichita school board approve $3 million in security upgrades.

Updated: 7:20 PM The superintendent confirmed that a teacher was placed on leave Friday, but would not release any other specific information.