An investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice found that the Wichita school district discriminated against students based on race and disability. In a report released Tuesday, the department said Black students were disciplined more…

TOPEKA — The Wichita City Council has agreed to pay $625,000 to settle a lawsuit over the police department’s use of a “gang list” that for decades allowed officers to scrutinize and harass young Black…

A transgender woman is suing the Kansas Department of Corrections in federal court for creating a hostile work environment when she transitioned. Shelly Lamb, a former counselor and supervisor for the agency’s prison facility in…

Lately, we seem to be so inseparable that you might as well call us Evertilova. We have not always been so in step with each other; one of us is quiet, the other unquiet.  But…

TOPEKA — The U.S. Justice Department has ordered a rural northeast Kansas community college to end discriminatory practices and treat Black students fairly. The investigation into Highland Community College, about 80 miles north of Kansas…

Public officials’ actions can be flawed or a fraud. Yet some people applaud. June 12, Salina’s city commission offered a prime example. A routine proclamation was read and signed by the mayor. It recognized Pride…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Justice Department alleged Friday that Minneapolis police have systematically discriminated against Black and Native American people for years and often violated constitutional rights following a sweeping investigation that began after George…

Martin Luther King Jr. would be saddened and dismayed at the anger and hatred that abound in the country today, Iolan Georgia Masterson said. Masterson, delivering the keynote address Monday at a ceremony honoring the…

The worst — and best — of this country was reflected in Saturday’s deadly attack on a Colorado Springs nightclub. The bar, Club Q, caters to the city’s LGBTQ community. It allegedly was targeted by…

CHANUTE — USD 413 schools risk losing federal funds if the board of education refuses to allow transgender students the restroom of their choice. At issue are two CHS transgender students and their alleged misuse…