A simple question on a school field trip—“Want to register to vote?”—set Joe Ceballos on a path he never saw coming. Three decades later, it led to voter-fraud charges. ✍️ Roy Wenzl 📸 Travis Heying / The Wichita Eagle #ksleg

“After Ferreira was detained, Dos Santos Rodrigues said Michael Leavitt Sr. and his father, Bob Leavitt, reached out to her.” “‘They just kept saying, ‘Tell her to self-deport,’” she recalled. “Self-deport to where? Brazil is not her home.’” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/m...

Today in things that seem like they should have already existed a long time ago:

Which reminds me of one of my favorite New Yorker corrections

History professor highlights the history of Wichita State with on-campus tour

A federal judge has asked attorneys to identify witnesses and offer plans for how to conduct a contempt probe of the Trump administration for failing to turn around planes carrying Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador in March.

Israel Launches Airstrike on Palestinian Refugee Camp in Lebanon, Killing 13 People

"Just after Christmas, on his birthday, JJ found his mom draped over her bed, lifeless. An autopsy would later confirm what she had feared: Preeclampsia killed her at 20 weeks pregnant." www.propublica.org/article/texa..., @propublica.org

I have been thinking about this line today, on the value of editors, from the late great John Bennet, for no reason in particular.

The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation www.propublica.org/article/andr...

NEW—US Park Police w/ DHS officers near DC are increasingly pulling over Black and brown men, leaving their work vans on the side of the parkway + immediately calling a local towing company to take them. Families who just lost their breadwinner are stuck with the bill. @melbuer.bsky.social reports:

Bonnie Bing on her book, “Wait... Now What?” www.kmuw.org/the-range/20...

Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:

Artists including Lorde, Björk and Massive Attack have joined an international initiative to geo-block their music from being streamed in Israel. n.pr/4qUTLhC

Q: "Why are White House officials…meeting with Rep. Boebert in an effort to try to get her to not sign this petition calling for the release of the [Epstein] files?" Leavitt: "I'm not going to detail conversations that took place in the situation room."

JUST IN: Last year's biggest winner will try to repeat his wins for song and record of the year, and add album of the year to his trophy case. Other top nominees include Lady Gaga and Bad Bunny.

Mexican President Sheinbaum Presses Charges After Being Groped by a Man

Boeing will not face a criminal conspiracy charge over two 737 Max jetliner crashes that killed 346 people after a federal judge in Texas on Thursday granted the government’s request to dismiss the case. https://to.pbs.org/492vO1v

NEW: Billions of pounds of food are imported to the U.S. each year. The FDA inspects foreign producers to ensure what we're eating is safe from pathogens and dangerous manufacturing practices. But now, after Trump's drastic staff cuts, these inspections have plummeted to a historic low. 🧵/

The setback means passing new congressional maps will be difficult. However, the effort to make it harder for Democratic Rep. Sharice Davids to hold her seat will return next year. www.kmuw.org/2025-11-05/k...

The National Association of the Deaf is celebrating a legal victory against the White House. A judge ordered ASL for briefings conducted by the press secretary or President Trump. n.pr/43W4f6r

Federal agents pulling a woman out of Rayito Del Sol, a daycare by Lane Tech high school

Joseph Shepard wins District 1 city council seat, Mike Hoheisel and Maggie Ballard secure reelection

AP: Kansas’ Republican House leader on Tuesday dropped efforts to force a redraw of U.S. House districts that would have thrust the state into a widening national battle for partisan advantage in the 2026 elections.

The war involving the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has created the world's largest humanitarian disaster, a leading hunger agency says. The major city of El-Fasher has been particularly hard-hit. n.pr/3WxwHHX

Oof. Big hack at KCKPD, reported by KCUR and Wired. Active captains are admitted Oath Keepers. Stealing evidence at raids. www.kcur.org/news/2025-11... www.wired.com/story/hack-e...

(Miami Herald) - The Trump Administration has made the decision to attack military installations inside Venezuela and the strikes could come at any moment, sources with knowledge of the situation told the Miami Herald .. @miamiherald.com www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...

A federal judge in Boston on Thursday seemed skeptical of the Trump’s administration’s argument that SNAP benefits could be suspended for the first time in the food aid program’s history because of the government shutdown. https://to.pbs.org/47wCHFF

Breaking News: A former Illinois deputy was convicted in the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey, a woman who had called 911. It was a rare instance of an American law enforcement officer being convicted in an on-duty shooting. nyti.ms/3LANx6c

AI-generated videos claiming to show Hurricane Melissa have been circulating on social media, causing confusion.

BREAKING: The Trump administration is restricting the number of refugees admitted to the U.S. to 7,500 and they will be mostly white South Africans.

🚨NEW: The FCC has voted to raise calling rates for incarcerated people – a move that bends to the will of telecomm companies, jails and prisons, while saddling poor families with higher costs. Now, prices could hike as much as 83% 🧵

This is a lie: www.propublica.org/article/immi...

Bring back illustrations in mass print media And bring back mass print media while we're at it

The United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to condemn the U.S. embargo on Cuba for the 33rd consecutive year. The vote came as Cuba was battered by Hurricane Melissa, causing widespread damage.

Added bonus for everyone who votes in NYC tomorrow: special edition “I voted” sticker

Chris Kavadas, manager of Happy Foods in Kansas City, says that SNAP recipients make up 70% of their customers. “Normally I would be filling this store full for Thanksgiving and Christmas, getting things all stacked up. We've cut way back on what we were ordering so far.”

NEWS: Federal prosecutors indict Kat Abughazaleh, congressional candidate, county board candidate Cat Sharp and Dem committeeman Michael Rabbitt over September Broadview protest

NEW: A Department of Veterans Affairs memo obtained by ProPublica sets up new roadblocks to care for male veterans with breast cancer. The agency cites no new science but relies on an executive order about “restoring biological truth” in government.

Citizens, crying kids, pregnant women, people who aren't the target...it doesn't seem to matter who's inside the car when immigration officers want to make an arrest. They smash the window anyway @mckenziefunk.com & I tracked these arrests all over the U.S. projects.propublica.org/trump-ice-sm...

“You know, COVID scared the heck out of us. And this is right up there with that level.” #ksleg

An out-of-state dark-money group is spending an untold amount of money on ads taking aim at City Council incumbents Maggie Ballard and Mike Hoheisel in the final weeks of the Wichita election. @kansas.com www.kansas.com/news/politic...

Senior services play an increasingly vital role in keeping seniors from facing homelessness. Since 2020, United Way of the Plains said it’s seen a more than 150% jump in seniors seeking housing resources. That’s more than 3x the increase among the general population

The county’s 19 senior centers provide services for people 55 and up, like meals and transportation. That can help keep them in their homes longer. www.kmuw.org/the-range/20...

Behind every budget debate are people like Melvin and Ella — finding purpose, connection, and community in Sedgwick County’s senior centers. ✍️📸 @caudillkmuw.bsky.social / KMUW #ksleg

Larry Bushart Jr. posted trolling memes on a Facebook thread about a vigil for Kirk. He’s been in a Tennessee jail ever since. interc.pt/4njg2T8

A Cuban man deported by the United States to Eswatini is on a hunger strike at a maximum-security prison having been held there for more than three months without being charged or having access to legal counsel under the Trump administration’s third-country program. https://to.pbs.org/4hnLSwE

A split Wichita City Council voted down new tenant protections — but the debate isn’t over. Change may still be coming for Wichita’s housing code. ✍️ @steflugli.bsky.social

Who could have predicted this? (Every single journalist you know)