USD 257 received its third Kansas Star Kindergarten Readiness Award and was one of 15 districts recognized in Kansas.The early education program has been successful in providing free, quality preschool for five years.The program focuses…

TOPEKA — Health officials warn travelers to watch out for a highly contagious new COVID-19 variant when making plans this month.During a Tuesday update on COVID-19 cases, the University of Kansas Health System reported treating…

TOPEKA — The Kansas Department of Agriculture gives a dam.The department has been allocated $10 million in funding for several state water projects, including dam rehabilitation and repair and irrigation technology improvements.About $7 million of…

Foreign cybercriminals launched the attack on the Kansas judicial branch’s information system in October and stole records of appellate cases and judicial administration files potentially regarded as confidential under state law, officials said Tuesday.Justices of…

A “suspicious letter” was delivered to the state’s top election official’s office Tuesday, and the building was evacuated as a precaution.Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab’s office was shut down for the rest of the…

TOPEKA — As opioid overdoses in Kansas show no sign of slowing down, officials have unrolled new funding to tackle school-level prevention initiatives and stock more homes with emergency overdose treatments.  The Kansas Fights Addiction Grant…

BUTLER COUNTY —About 10 miles north of El Dorado on U.S. Highway 77, a break appears in the rolling cattle ranches and farmland of the Flint hills. It’s a different sort of farm — a…

TOPEKA — The state’s efforts to plug abandoned wells are back on track after delays in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to project coordinators.  Ryan Hoffman, conservation division director with the Kansas Corporation…

TOPEKA — As opioid overdoses in Kansas show no sign of slowing down, officials have unrolled new funding to tackle school-level prevention initiatives and stock more homes with emergency overdose treatments.  The Kansas Fights Addiction…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Nearly a month after a “security incident” with all the hallmarks of a ransomware attack, Kansas judicial officials are slowly renewing public access to court information. But for now, that access…