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January 15, 2026

Governor Issues Verbal State of Disaster Emergency

KSAL - Kansas

Owner: Christopher Miller

KSAL.com

Owned By	Christopher Miller through Meridian Media, LLC
Year Founded	1937
Website	https://www.ksal.com/
Domain Registration Year	1998
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Kansas, Salina
Owner Country	United States

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351st Basic Training Class graduates from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center

The University of Kansas

Owner: The University of Kansas

The University of Kansas

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Owned By	The University of Kansas
Year Founded	1865
Website	news.ku.edu
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Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Kansas, Lawrence
Owner Country	United States

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January 16, 2026

Governor Kelly, community organizations honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with annual march

WIBW 13 - Kansas

Owner: Gray Television Inc.

WIBW

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Owned By	Gray Television Inc. (Hilton H. Howell Chairman & Co-CEO)
Year Founded	1953
Website	https://www.wibw.com/
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Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Kansas, Topeka
Owner Country	United States

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January 15, 2026

Kansas City area brothers indicted by federal jury for trafficking guns

KCTV 5 - Missouri

Owner: Gray Television Inc.

KCTV 5 - Missouri

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Owned By	Gray Television Inc. (Hilton H. Howell Chairman & Co-CEO)
Year Founded	1953
Website	www.kctv5.com
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Kansas, Fairway
Owner Country	United States

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January 16, 2026

Kansas State University nuclear reactor provides students with hands-on experiences

WIBW 13 - Kansas

Owner: Gray Television Inc.

WIBW

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Owned By	Gray Television Inc. (Hilton H. Howell Chairman & Co-CEO)
Year Founded	1953
Website	https://www.wibw.com/
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Kansas, Topeka
Owner Country	United States

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January 15, 2026

Kansas brothers indicted on federal charges tied to illegal machine guns and gun trafficking

KMBC 9 - Missouri

Owner: Hearst Family

KMBC 9 - Missouri

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Owned By	Hearst Family through Hearst Communications
Year Founded	1953
Website	www.kmbc.com
Domain Registration Year	1995
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Missouri, Kansas City
Owner Country	United States

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January 17, 2026

Semi-trucks carrying pasta sauce, meat collide causing 13-hour closure of Kansas highway

KCTV 5 - Missouri

Owner: Gray Television Inc.

KCTV 5 - Missouri

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Owned By	Gray Television Inc. (Hilton H. Howell Chairman & Co-CEO)
Year Founded	1953
Website	www.kctv5.com
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Kansas, Fairway
Owner Country	United States

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January 15, 2026

Kansas refuses USDA request for SNAP recipient data

StateScoop

Owner: Goldy Kamali

StateScoop

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Owned By	Goldy Kamali through Scoop News Group
Year Founded	2011
Website	https://statescoop.com/
Domain Registration Year	2008
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, District of Columbia, Washington, DC
Owner Country	United States

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January 15, 2026

Kansas receives $11.2 million for rail service improvement projects

KWCH 12 - Kansas

Owner: Gray Television Inc.

KWCH 12 - Kansas

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Owned By	Gray Television Inc. (Hilton H. Howell Chairman & Co-CEO)
Year Founded	1953
Website	www.kwch.com
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Kansas, Wichita
Owner Country	United States

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January 15, 2026

Governor unveils fiscal year 2027 budget

The Sabetha Herald - Kansas

Owner: Tim Kellenberger

The Sabetha Herald

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Owned By	Tim Kellenberger
Year Founded	1884
Website	https://www.sabethaherald.com
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	paid
Publication Location	United States, Kansas, Sabetha
Owner Country	United States

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January 15, 2026

Governor Kelly orders flags in Lyon County to be flown at half-staff in honor of former Emporia mayor

WIBW 13 - Kansas

Owner: Gray Television Inc.

WIBW

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Owned By	Gray Television Inc. (Hilton H. Howell Chairman & Co-CEO)
Year Founded	1953
Website	https://www.wibw.com/
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Kansas, Topeka
Owner Country	United States

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Governor Kelly Announces $11M for Rail Service Improvement Projects

KNCK - Kansas

Owner: Barbara White

KNCK - Kansas

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Owned By	Barbara White through White Communications LLC
Year Founded	1954
Website	www.ncktoday.com
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Kansas, Concordia
Owner Country	United States

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Big welcome for a little giant: Kansas City Zoo celebrates new baby giraffe

AOL

Owner: Apollo Global Management

AOL - New York

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Owned By	Apollo Global Management (Vanguard Group, Largest Shareholder) through Yahoo, Inc.
Year Founded	1983
Website	www.aol.com
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, New York, New York City
Owner Country	United States

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Sporting KC Is Being Sold For Roughly $700 Million, An MLS Record

Forbes

Owner: Integrated Whale Media Investment & other shareholders

Forbes

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Owned By	Integrated Whale Media Investment Inc. (51%) & Highlander Management LLC & Forbes Family through Forbes Global Media Holdings Inc.
Year Founded	1917
Website	www.forbes.com
Domain Registration Year	1993
Access Type	hybrid
Publication Location	United States, New Jersey, Jersey City
Owner Country	Hong Kong

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Kansas City Fed's Schmid: Cutting rates could make inflation worse

Yahoo Finance

Owner: Apollo Global Management

Yahoo Finance - New York

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Owned By	Apollo Global Management (Vanguard Group, Largest Shareholder) through Yahoo, Inc.
Year Founded	1997
Website	https://finance.yahoo.com/
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, New York, New York City
Owner Country	United States

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Who can represent Kansas in court? Governor and attorney general clash at Supreme Court

The Lawrence Times - Kansas

Owner: Mackenzie Clark

The Lawrence Times - Kansas

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Owned By	Mackenzie Clark (Founder & Publisher)
Year Founded	2021
Website	lawrencekstimes.com
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Kansas, Lawrence
Owner Country	United States

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January 16, 2026

Case against Kansas City BPU board member referred for criminal investigation

KMBC 9 - Missouri

Owner: Hearst Family

KMBC 9 - Missouri

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Owned By	Hearst Family through Hearst Communications
Year Founded	1953
Website	www.kmbc.com
Domain Registration Year	1995
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Missouri, Kansas City
Owner Country	United States

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January 15, 2026

Kansas Legislators Explore Ballot Measure as Homeowners Demand Property Tax Relief

KNSS - Kentucky

Owner: Field Family

KNSS - Kentucky

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Owned By	Field Family through Audacy, Inc.
Year Founded	1922
Website	www.audacy.com/knss
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Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Kentucky, Wichita
Owner Country	United States

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Governor’s proposed budget would add more funds to K-12 education, help build additional mental health hospital

Lawrence Journal-World - Kansas

Owner: Ogden-Nutting Family

Lawrence Journal-World

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Owned By	Ogden-Nutting Family through Ogden Newspapers
Year Founded	1858
Website	http://www2.ljworld.com/
Domain Registration Year	1995
Access Type	hybrid
Publication Location	United States, Kansas, Lawrence
Owner Country	United States

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January 15, 2026

Kansas gov. aims to increase funding for community support waivers, free school lunches

KSNW - Kansas

Owner: Nexstar Media Group

KSNW - Kansas

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Owned By	Nexstar Media Group (Perry A. Sook, Chairman & CEO)
Year Founded	1955
Website	www.ksn.com
Domain Registration Year	1997
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Kansas, Wichita
Owner Country	United States

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