Top 5 Kansas news stories
November 17 2025
Kansas Among States That Hide Data Center Tax Break Recipients
Kansas City-Area Tuberculosis Outbreak Declared Over
Warm Weather Continues Before Midweek Rain Arrives
Chiefs Fall to Broncos; Kansas, K-State Basketball Roll
Wichita Eagle Rankings: Kansas Playoff Football Semifinalists
Greg Loving
Kansas Among States That Hide Data Center Tax Break Recipients
A new report reveals that 36 states offer specific tax incentives to data centers, but only 11 disclose which companies receive those subsidies, raising transparency concerns as these energy-intensive facilities proliferate nationwide. Kansas is among the 25 states that do not publicly report which companies benefit from data center incentives, while states including Arizona, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin do provide that information. Despite requiring significant energy resources, data center projects attract fierce competition from states because they represent millions or billions in construction investment. However, the watchdog group Good Jobs First found that companies frequently use nondisclosure agreements, code names and subsidiary corporations to obscure their involvement in new server farm developments.
Kansas Reflector
Kansas City-Area Tuberculosis Outbreak Declared Over
Health officials have declared an end to a tuberculosis outbreak in the Kansas City area after no new cases emerged since April, concluding one of the largest TB outbreaks in recent decades with 68 confirmed active cases across Wyandotte and Johnson counties. The outbreak, which began in early 2024, resulted in more than 650 individuals being evaluated or monitored, with an additional 91 latent TB infections identified and treated preventively, according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. All infected individuals have successfully completed treatment, and the state will continue routine surveillance as Kansas typically reports approximately 50 TB cases annually.
Kansas Reflector
Warm Weather Continues Before Midweek Rain Arrives
Unseasonably warm temperatures in the 60s and 70s will persist across Kansas through Tuesday before a weather system brings scattered storms to central and eastern portions of the state Wednesday night into Thursday. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue Thursday afternoon, with precipitation lingering into Friday morning when northwest Kansas could see a rain and snow mix as cooler temperatures in the 50s return for the weekend and Thanksgiving week.
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Chiefs Fall to Broncos; Kansas, K-State Basketball Roll
The Kansas City Chiefs fell to Denver 22-19 on Sunday as Broncos kicker Wil Lutz’s 35-yard field goal as time expired dealt the Chiefs their fifth loss of the season. No. 25 Kansas defeated Princeton 76-57 on Saturday behind Flory Bidunga’s 25 points on 10-of-11 shooting. Kansas State basketball improved to 3-0 with a 99-96 win over California on Thursday as PJ Haggerty led three Wildcats in double figures with 23 points. Kansas State football edged Oklahoma State 14-6 on Saturday as Joe Jackson’s fourth-quarter touchdown and five defensive takeaways pushed the Wildcats to 5-5 and within one win of bowl eligibility. Kansas football was on a bye week.
Wichita Eagle Rankings: Kansas playoff football semifinalists
Manhattan leads Class 6A and undefeated teams top seven classifications as Kansas high school football playoffs narrow to the final four teams in each of nine divisions heading into Saturday's sub-state semifinals.
Rankings summary:
- 6A: 1. Manhattan (9-2), 2. Derby (8-3), 3. Gardner-Edgerton (9-2), 4. Olathe Northwest (8-3)
Greg Loving
- 5A: 1. Great Bend (11-0), 2. St. James (10-1), 3. Basehor-Linwood (11-0), 4. Salina Central (10-1)
Greg Loving
- 4A: 1. Kapaun Mt. Carmel (10-1), 2. Bishop Miege (6-5), 3. Wamego (9-2), 4. Labette County (9-2)
- 3A: 1. Andale (11-0), 2. Topeka Hayden (11-0), 3. Rock Creek (11-0), 4. Santa Fe Trail (11-0)
- 2A: 1. Southeast of Saline (11-0), 2. Nemaha Central (11-0), 3. Hoisington (10-0), 4. Osage City (10-1)
- 1A: 1. Jackson Heights (11-0), 2. Rossville (10-1), 3. Sterling (11-0), 4. Smith Center (11-0)
Rica Simpson
- 8-man DI: 1. South Central (10-0), 2. Hill City (10-1), 3. Sylvan-Lucas (10-1), 4. Lincoln (10-1)
- 8-man DII: 1. Hanover (11-0), 2. Axtell (9-1), 3. Victoria (9-0), 4. Hodgeman County (10-1)
- 6-man: 1. Weskan (10-1), 2. Cunningham (10-1), 3. South Barber (10-1), 4. Tescott (9-2)
- https://kansasreflector.com/2025/11/15/repub/most-states-dont-disclose-which-companies-get-data-center-incentives-report-finds/
- https://kansasreflector.com/briefs/kansas-city-tubercolosis-outbreak-ends-after-no-new-cases-reported-since-april/
- https://www.kwch.com/2025/11/17/warm-breezy-start-week/
- https://www.kansas.com/sports/varsity-kansas/varsity-football/article312945621.html#storylink=cpy
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