Little-known Kansas attorney is architect behind many controversial immigration laws

Kan. lawyer is architect of many immigration laws

Students sickened in E. coli outbreak; FDA investigating Ariz. lettuce farm

E. coli outbreak may be from Arizona lettuce farm

3 critically ill in E. coli outbreak of strain; FDA investigating Ariz. lettuce farm

FDA investigating E. coli at Ariz. lettuce farm

3 critically ill in E. coli outbreak of strain that may be hard to ID; Ariz. lettuce recalled

Lettuce recalled in 23 states; E. coli suspected

E. coli suspected in 19 sickened, including 3 critical; AZ lettuce recalled from 23 states

E. coli forces lettuce recall; 19 ill in 3 states

19 people in 3 states sickened by E. coli outbreak; tainted lettuce is suspected

E. coli outbreak sickens 19 people in 3 states

E. coli outbreak possibly linked to lettuce sickens 19 in OH, NY, MI; college campuses hit

E. coli sickens 19 in OH, NY, MI

WASHINGTON — An E. coli outbreak possibly linked to tainted lettuce has sickened at least 19 people in Ohio, New York and Michigan, including students on three college campuses, prompting a recall throughout much of the country.

E. coli outbreak linked to lettuce sickens 19 in OH, NY, MI; college campuses hit

E. coli sickens 19 in OH, NY, MI

WASHINGTON — An E. coli outbreak possibly linked to tainted lettuce has sickened at least 19 people in Ohio, New York and Michigan, including students on at least two college campuses, prompting a recall throughout much of the country.

Nuclear industry poised for hiring binge amid planned growth, upcoming wave of retirements

Nuclear industry to hire for growth, retirements

Missouri tax revenues coming in worse than expected; budget director says more cuts needed

Missouri revenues down, more spending cuts planned

Educators urge parents to take their kids to school, not to work, and sidestep annual event

Schools urge parents not to take kids to work

Mo. education officials back Gov. Nixon’s plan to curtail tax credits; House leaders oppose it

Education leaders back limits on Mo. tax credits

Missouri coach Mike Anderson rejects Oregon to stay with Tigers, hails incoming recruits

Missouri’s Anderson says no to Oregon overtures

Mo. lawmakers uphold deal to freeze college tuition, plan to pay for it requires insurance tax

Mo. suggests insurance tax to freeze tuition

Mo. Senate reverses stance on $37M Career Ladder incentives, $14.8M cut to college budgets

Mo. Senate restores education spending cuts

Mo. Senate panel cuts more than $500M from proposed budget; eliminates extra pay for teachers

Mo. Senate panel cuts $500M from proposed budget

Hundreds could be denied mental health services under cut by Mo. Senate committee

Mo. Senate panel approves cuts to mental health

In email to about 5,000 donors, Kansas says their contributions are safe

Kansas assures donors their money is not misused

Struggling families increasingly seek help paying for school meals amid blistering recession

Struggling families depend more on school lunches

University of Kansas investigates ticket office, fundraising entity

Kansas investigates ticket office, fund

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The University of Kansas announced Wednesday that it plans an independent review of the athletics department’s ticket office and fundraising entity after a report raised questions about the sale of basketball tickets.

With budgets getting bleaker, school leaders face unpopular idea of closing schools

Bleak budgets force schools to consider closure

NCAA: Maryland beats Houston 89-77; 8 teams with double-digit seeds advance to second round

NCAA: Chalk-filled Day 2 ends with Maryland win

NCAA: Gary Williams has Maryland close to advancing to second round for second straight year

NCAA: Maryland leading Houston in final minutes

NCAA: California beats Pitino’s Louisville 77-62, advances to play No. 1 seed Duke

NCAA: California defeats Louisville 77-62

Quite the three-headed monster that sent Cal to a 77-62 victory over Louisville and into a second-round game against top-seeded Duke on Sunday. Theo Robertson scored 21 points, Jerome Randle had 19 and Patrick Christopher had 17 points and nine rebounds for the Bears.

NCAA: Houston looking tired; Cougars played 4 games in 4 days in conference tourney

NCAA: Houston looking tired in final minutes

NCAA: Ohio State defeats UC-Santa Barbara, plays Georgia Tech next; Syracuse routs Vermont

NCAA: Ohio State defeats UC-Santa Barbara 68-51

Detroit district to close more than a quarter of its schools in June amid falling enrollment

44 of 172 Detroit schools slated to close in June

Kansas City district says school closing plan will be in place by fall, but offer few details

Few details about ambitious KC school closing plan

Scalpel, stethoscope, Tolstoy: Doctors embrace literature as tool to connect with patients

Book clubs for doctors show human side of medicine

Kansas City superintendent plans to close half the schools before classes begin in the fall

Massive school closures in KC to be done by fall