TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly committed to building a comprehensive early childhood education system in Kansas during a second term as governor that makes child care more affordable, expands preschool and invests in literacy programs.…

It would be easy to assume Elaine Gail doesn’t support abortion rights. She’s a lifelong Republican whose parents worked for Republican campaigns in Kansas. She traveled with “Dolls for Dole,” a group of costumed young…

Derek Schmidt spelled out Thursday why voters should choose him over his opponent, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, in the upcoming Nov. 8 general election. Schmidt, an Independence native and the Republican nominee, spoke to a…

Voters making their choices at the Nov. 8 general election will get a chance to meet a number of the candidates Tuesday in Iola. Allen County Farm Bureau is hosting a candidate forum at 6…

Derek Schmidt, Republican candidate for Kansas governor, will be in Iola from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Thursday at the Iola Community Warehouse, 203 S. Jefferson, for a community conversation hosted by the Allen County Republican…

Change is afoot for Allen County. For the first time in a decade, local voters  — part of the newly reformed Ninth Kansas House District — will have someone new representing Allen County in Topeka…

Dr. Fred Gardner believes bureaucratic red tape would make it difficult for a veterinarian to start a new practice in Kansas these days.  Gardner, age 69, a longtime veterinarian from Garnett, is running as a…

There are steps to ensure Kansas remains on the right path, Patrick Schmidt said Thursday. In fact, some of those steps have already been taken, he offered. Schmidt, a former U.S. Navy intelligence officer running…

Kansans have until Tuesday to register for the Nov. 8 general election, with advance voting beginning Wednesday across the state. There are several statewide races to be decided, as well as one for Allen County…

TOPEKA — In November, six of Kansas’ seven Supreme Court judges are up for retention votes, and two constitutional amendments will be decided. Advocacy groups say these choices on the November ballot offer voters an…