TOPEKA — A coalition of Kansas House Democrats sought passage of a bill Thursday requiring U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents operating in Kansas to forego warrantless raids, undergo the equivalent of a 14-week law…

TOPEKA — In Vicki Schumacher’s nutrition services office at Wichita Public Schools, staff spend roughly two hours verifying one free lunch application from start to finish. Under proposed legislation, the office could see its work…

TOPEKA — The House agriculture committee endorsed a bill on pesticide warning labels that was alternatively described as commonsense regulatory relief for farmers and a measure shielding chemical manufacturers from liability in lawsuits. Before advancing…

TOPEKA — Federal public defenders who went months without pay last year are facing more financial pressure as another government shutdown looms following state-sanctioned violence in Minneapolis and across the United States. U.S. Senate Democrats…

In a crowded hearing in Topeka last week, Kansas lawmakers drilled a lawyer for the Kansas City Chiefs on the deal to bring the NFL team across the state line. Democratic state Rep. Rui Xu…

CHANUTE — Neosho County Attorney Tiana McElroy resigned abruptly from her post last week, the Chanute Tribune reported. The resignation announcement came after confronting county commissioners on a number of issues, including her salary. McElroy…

TOPEKA — A lawmaker’s personal grievances took center stage in a hearing over his proposed legislation to scrutinize communication from public schools about bond issues. Rep. Paul Waggoner, a Hutchinson Republican, said House Bill 2451 would strengthen…

TOPEKA — U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids and U.S. Rep. Derek Schmidt of Kansas expressed various shades of alarm about fatal shootings of U.S. citizens by federal agents taking part in an…

EMPORIA — Searchers found the body of a 28-year-old schoolteacher reported missing Friday in Emporia. The search team reported finding the body of Rebecca Rauber Sunday afternoon about 300 yards away from the area where…

Every state in the country has seen an increase in temporary agricultural visa workers since 2018. These workers enter the country on H-2A visas, which allow companies and farms to hire seasonal labor.  Southwest states…