KANSAS NEWS SERVICE, March 16, 2018

"I shouldn't be scared to get my education." — Student protester at Lawrence's Free State High School

Kansas' Earthquake Problem Is Getting Better, But Some Say The State Still Isn't Doing Enough "I would have never thought, in my life, that I'd be selling earthquake insurance." It's not what you'd expect to hear from an insurance agent in Anthony, Kansas. Earthquakes in the region were once a rare occurrence. Now they happen regularly, and some Kansans believe wastewater injection wells are to blame. Still, the debate about what's causing the earthquakes, and how to prevent more, rages on. Read the full story. Share Tweet Forward Students Across Kansas Stage Walkouts Over Guns The mid-morning walkouts took students to the streets, to the Kansas Statehouse and circling around their schools to mark the one-month anniversary of the nation’s latest mass shooting. Read the full story. Share Tweet Forward Kansas Lawmakers Consider Legalizing CBD, And Keeping Kratom Legal A Kansas House committee on Thursday recommended the legalization of CBD, a non-psychoactive cannabis extract widely used to control seizures and pain. It also voted to remove kratom from the state's updated list of illegal drugs. Read the full story. Share Tweet Forward If Sports Betting Becomes Legal In Kansas, MLB Wants A Cut Of The Profits Currently, federal law bans most states from allowing legalized sports gambling. That soon could change with a bill introduced this week to allow sports betting through the Kansas Lottery. But MLB wants a say in the rules, and a cut of the winnings. Read the full story. Share Tweet