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Shannon Ellis, 59, has enjoyed her work for the Internal Revenue Service for more than 20 years, the last eight as the president of the National Treasury Employees Union in Kansas City. The union represents…

Approximately 900 workers at the local General Motors Fairfax Assembly plant in Kansas City, Kansas, will be laid off indefinitely following a round of temporary layoffs, a company spokesperson confirmed Wednesday. Layoffs come during a…

The former director of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library in Abilene, Kansas, said on Thursday that he was told to “resign or be fired” from his post after refusing to give the Trump administration…

TOPEKA — Fort Riley announced Wednesday that many civilian employees are furloughed as a result of the federal government shutdown that went into effect at midnight Tuesday. In a social media post, Fort Riley said…

TOPEKA — Kansas Bureau of Investigation director Tony Mattivi and Attorney General Kris Kobach announced a crackdown Wednesday on “brazen” sales of marijuana and THC products as law enforcement raided 10 shops in six cities…

Kansas Republican House Speaker Dan Hawkins has set the wheels in motion to call a special legislative session for mid-decade redistricting, a Republican lawmaker said on Tuesday. At an annual retreat on Saturday, state Rep.…

MONTGOMERY COUNTY — A Missouri woman has been charged with first-degree murder charges following a sequence of events that led to the death of a 15-year-old Coffeyville girl. Tenisha Mayberry, 38, Blue Springs, Mo., had…

TOPEKA — Kansas officials announced Tuesday that $23 million is available to improve broadband infrastructure across the state through the Broadband Acceleration Grant (BAG) program. According to the Kansas Department of Commerce, grants of up…

TOPEKA — A Kansas district court judge on Tuesday dismissed a case filed by Attorney General Kris Kobach that challenged the right of Gov. Laura Kelly’s administration to withhold Kansans’ personal data from the federal…

TOPEKA — Kansas hospital leaders sent a letter to the state’s congressional delegation urging members to extend premium tax credits for those who receive health insurance through the Affordable Care Act Marketplace. Republicans in Congress,…