TOPEKA — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly joined 22 other states and Washington, D.C., in suing the Trump administration for terminating federal funding, which she said has led to cuts to state agriculture, health and safety…

TOPEKA — The governor, attorney general and bipartisan leaders of the Legislature agreed to a $275,000 settlement of a lawsuit filed against the Kansas Department of Corrections by the estate of Gary Raburn after he…

TOPEKA — A Kansas woman owes more than $21,000 in late fees for failing to pay her rent in 2020, the Kansas Supreme Court ruled last week. Sherri Foster rented a Prairie Village house in…

TOPEKA — Kansas officials stood firm against a July 30 deadline set by the federal government to turn over the personal data of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients. In a press release Wednesday afternoon, the…

Sunflower Summer, a promotion allowing youngsters more access to sites of interest across the state, has been extended to Aug. 8. The program originally was slated to end on Sunday, but was extended the additional…

TOPEKA — Kansas lawmakers killed diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, practices in all forms of state government, including universities, after slipping a provision into the state budget. Ahead of the Aug. 1 deadline to…

On Steve Vossler’s 56th volunteer shift of the year at the Harvesters food bank distribution center in Lawrence, Kansas, he packed corn and cucumbers. “I like the assembly line aspect of it,” he chuckled. He…

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Elijah Ming, 34, a deputy with the Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Dept., was shot and killed Friday as he and another officer responded to a domestic disturbance in Kansas City. Arrested in…

Nearly half the U.S. will wilt under hot, sticky conditions through the bulk of the week as temperatures and humidity soar from Chicago to New York City and New Orleans, boosting power demand and raising…

If you live in Kansas, it might be a lot harder to access birth control than it is in other states. New research by the Population Reference Bureau, or PRB, shows that’s because of the…