Tag: Kansas

When it comes to marijuana, Kansas is a red state in an increasingly green country. Three of its neighbors — Colorado, Oklahoma and Missouri — have legalized some form of the drug in recent years.…

WILLIAMSBURG, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say four people died in two separate crashes in the same northeast Kansas county. A Texas woman and her two children died around 9 a.m. Tuesday about 4 miles north…

HUTCHNSON, Kan. (AP) — A 22-year-old Hutchinson woman is alive despite being hit by a train as she walked home from work. Hutchinson police Lt. Rob Rowe says Anais Saulters suffered deep cuts and a…

CHEROKEE — For the second-straight year, Humboldt baseball is heading to state.  The third-seeded Cubs cruised through two-seed Northeast-Arma and one-seed Southeast-Cherokee on Tuesday on their way to a regional title.  “I’m incredibly proud of…

A deal to clear the way for Medicaid expansion next year that some Kansas lawmakers thought they had brokered in the waning hours of their just-finished legislative session appears to be unraveling. Instead, the conservative…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas has joined 42 other states and Puerto Rico in a federal lawsuit alleging that large manufacturers of generic drugs have conspired to artificially inflate prices. Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt…

CHERRYVALE — Humboldt competed at the Tri-Valley League meet at Cherryvale on Thursday and the Cub boys finished third while the Lady Cubs took seventh.  Luke Yokum had the lone individual top finish for the…

The Kansas Supreme Court ruled recently that the state constitution protects a woman’s right to an abortion. Conservative politicians in Topeka may back putting a constitutional amendment on the 2020 ballot to counter that ruling.…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Gov. Laura Kelly says she hopes that extra state funding for the Kansas higher education system will lead to lower tuition for students and their families. Kelly on Friday touted the…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A government report forecasts a bountiful Kansas winter wheat harvest. The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported Friday that this year’s wheat crop is expected to be up 17 percent from a…