Tag: Kansas

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A health department in southwest Kansas says a prankster spoofed its number to falsely notify people that they may have contracted a sexually transmitted disease. The Finney County Health Department said…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas lawmakers approved a bill designed to prevent judges from lowering sentences for child sex offenders if they think the victims were willing participants in the crime. The state Senate gave…

MAPLE HILL, Kan. (AP) — Northeast Kansas officials say they found drugs worth about $9 million after a police dog alerted them to the presence of narcotics. The Wabaunsee County Sheriff’s Office said in a…

Brenda Clark is Judy Parham’s biggest fan. “She’s really, really good on  the keyboard,” Brenda gushed. Judy is more on the modest side, allowing she hopes to do OK later today when the two women…

GARDEN CITY, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas community college released a summary of its internal review into the heatstroke death last year of a football player who collapsed after the first day of practice, saying…

Kansas Senate Majority Leader Jim Denning may very well have killed Medicaid expansion for this year. Maybe Democrats will find some creative way to revivify their prospects; they haven’t given up. But after Wednesday’s attempt…

BRONSON — The 47th annual Bronson Day celebration will take participants “Down Memory Lane” Saturday, with a day filled with activities. The fun begins bright and early with art exhibits and a quilt show opening…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly is seeking $35 million to improve corrections officer salaries and inmate health care and to transfer inmates out of overcrowded state prisons. Kelly on Tuesday submitted an…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is reporting that it collected $81 million more in taxes in April than anticipated even after officials issued a more optimistic fiscal forecast during the month. The state Department of…

STERLING, Kan. (AP) — A man suspected in the 2015 disappearance of his girlfriend shot and critically wounded a Kansas undersheriff who attempted to arrest him on a federal firearm charge, then killed his own…