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Kansas approves bill to end gender-affirming surgery and medical treatments for minors. lawmakers pass a measure designed to help parents opt their children out of school lessons with LGBTQ-themed materials. charges have been filed in Kansas City, Kansas, in connection with a shootout that wounded three police officers. and Kansas gets an official state land fossil. Those stories and more. here.
Following back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances and a Sweet 16 run in 2021, Kansas Volleyball Coach Ray Bechard has signed a three-year contract extension through the 2025 season, Director of Athletics Travis Goff announced Thursday.