TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas has opened voting on five proposed designs for a new license plate, including one that closely resembles a previous design criticized and pulled for being uninspired, reminding people of the…

TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly’s task force on early childhood development outlined Monday a plan for improving coordination of the education and care of pre-kindergarten kids by consolidating services scattered among four state entities into…

CHANUTE — The USD 413 Board of Education appointed Matt Koester as the new superintendent of USD 413 schools. The announcement was made on Thursday, marking the culmination of a selection process that saw Koester…

TOPEKA — Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach collaborated with 25 state attorneys general and Republican leaders of the Arizona Legislature to lobby for withdrawal of a proposed federal regulation that would compel gun sellers to…

The president of Emporia State University and Kansas Board of Regents members asked a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit against them, claiming there is no proof ESU professors were fired for political beliefs, unionizing…

TOPEKA — Members of the Kansas Legislature on a bipartisan interim committee agreed to recommend reform of the system relied upon by law enforcement agencies to seize millions of dollars annually in cash and property…

TOPEKA — Kansas State University researchers have been given millions in funding to study ways to increase crop yields as national reports warn of worsening agricultural conditions in the Midwest.Kansas State University researchers will collaborate…

TOPEKA — The Kansas Geological Survey reported Wednesday groundwater levels in the High Plains Aquifer could be sustained for at least one decade in moisture-imperiled areas of western Kansas through pumping reductions of 18% to…

TOPEKA — A south-central Kansas public school choir teacher taught middle school students Christian worship songs centering around loving Jesus, such as “Praise His Holy Name,” and made students listen to Bible lessons, according to…

TOPEKA — The state treasury in Kansas received $13.7 million less in tax revenue from income, sales and other sources from July to November than anticipated by economic and budget experts who revised official estimates…