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Ann Brandau-Murguia (2015 file photo) by Mary Rupert Third District Unified Government Commissioner Ann Brandau Murguia said this week she won’t run for mayor of Kansas City, Kansas, this year. Murguia, who ran for mayor four years ago against Incumbent Mayor Mark Holland, said she remains very interested in the mayoral contest and who will be the next mayor. She said she is not supporting either Holland or challenger David Alvey at the present time, as she has not yet discussed her interests with all candidates. She will be talking to candidates to determine the one she will support. She…

An 85-year-old Olathe, Kan., man died in a fatal accident at 3:50 p.m. Wednesday, April 13, on I-435 southbound near Kansas Avenue in Edwardsville, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol crash report. The man was driving a Honda Element southbound on I-435, and for an undetermined reason, he lost control of the vehicle, drifted onto the outside shoulder and struck the bridge pillar for Kansas Avenue, the trooper’s report stated. He was identified as Robert A. Nash, 85, of Olathe, Kan., according to the trooper’s report. His next-of-kin has been notified. Six students from Wyandotte County graduated from Fort Hays…

The Kansas Highway Patrol has released more information about a crash at 2:48 p.m. Sept. 2 on K-32 westbound at I-435 in Edwardsville, Kan. Three vehicles, including two large trucks and a sport utility vehicle, were involved in the crash, the trooper’s report stated. A Toyota Rav4 and a Kenworth semi pulling a trailer were stopped at a stoplight on westbound K-32 when a Kenworth box truck rear-ended the Toyota and pushed it into the semi, according to the trooper’s report. Two persons in a Toyota Rav4 were injured and taken to a hospital, according to the trooper’s report. The…

by Nomin Ujiyediin, Kansas News Service Topeka, Kansas — The University of Kansas and Kansas State University have both delayed the start of in-person classes until March 23, with the possibility of continuing online-only for weeks after that, in the wake of the continued spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. KU decided Wednesday night, and K-State put out a statement on Thursday morning. Meanwhile, top administrators at other public universities in the state made clear they may follow suit with their own campus shutdowns. The Kansas Board of Regents, which governs the state’s public universities, voted Wednesday night to allow each…

Because of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, Kansas City Kansas Community College has made the decision to transition to fully virtual classes for the rest of the semester. Also, according to college officials, the spring commencement ceremony for students was canceled today. “We will be looking at other ways to celebrate with our students,” Dr. Greg Mosier, college president, told the KCKCC Board of Trustees today. The college campus remains closed for the rest of the week, with spring break extended until Sunday, March 29. Classes are to resume on Monday, March 30, but they will be online. Dr. Mosier told…

Twenty-one Wyandotte County students were named recently to the fall dean’s honor list at the University of Saint Mary. The university’s main campus is at Leavenworth, Kansas. It also has an Overland Park, Kansas, campus, and offers online programs. Those on the list had a grade point average of 3.5 or better. The University of Saint Mary is a Catholic coeducational applied liberal arts university founded and sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth. Students on the honors list from Bonner Springs include: Bailey Hightower Miyah Hightower Darcy Noe Sayra Serrano-Villegas Students on the honors list from Kansas City,…

Twenty-one Wyandotte County students were named recently to the fall dean’s honor list at the University of Saint Mary. The university’s main campus is at Leavenworth, Kansas. It also has an Overland Park, Kansas, campus, and offers online programs. Those on the list had a grade point average of 3.5 or better. The University of Saint Mary is a Catholic coeducational applied liberal arts university founded and sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth. Students on the honors list from Bonner Springs include: Bailey Hightower Miyah Hightower Darcy Noe Sayra Serrano-Villegas Students on the honors list from Kansas City,…

Twenty-one Wyandotte County students were named recently to the fall dean’s honor list at the University of Saint Mary. The university’s main campus is at Leavenworth, Kansas. It also has an Overland Park, Kansas, campus, and offers online programs. Those on the list had a grade point average of 3.5 or better. The University of Saint Mary is a Catholic coeducational applied liberal arts university founded and sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth. Students on the honors list from Bonner Springs include: Bailey Hightower Miyah Hightower Darcy Noe Sayra Serrano-Villegas Students on the honors list from Kansas City,…

Kansas City Kansas Community College and Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools are working together to create more higher education opportunities to students in Wyandotte County, according to an announcement today. KCKCC and KCKPS signed a Memorandum of Understanding during a special joint meeting Dec. 18, paving the way for a Concurrent – Dual Enrollment Partnership. The MOU outlines the guidelines and requirements for the program, which will be available to all high school students in the school district who wish to take college-level courses. These courses, unless specified, are at no cost to students of the school district. “In Kansas,…

by Stephan Bisaha, Kansas News Service Kansas could struggle to stop college students from taking their money to other Midwestern states if it continues to charge higher tuition. The University of Missouri-Kansas City announced last week it’s offering in-state tuition rates to students from Kansas and cutting rates for 15 other states. The University of Kansas announced plans for a similar move for high-achieving students outside Kansas in December. Both moves come as college enrollment declines and states struggle to find enough students to fill their public universities. Shifting demographics means the pool of high school graduates is shrinking —…