Tag: Kansas

MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is working to fix its troubled system for sending vaccine data to the federal government, saying glitches caused about 100,000 doses that were given to not be registered as being…

TOPEKA—   Governor Laura Kelly has issued a State of Disaster Emergency due to wind chill warnings and stress on utility and natural gas providers. The state has experienced bitter winter temperatures and below zero…

Ever since I was a kid, I’ve always loved dinosaurs, fossils and all things prehistoric. And believe it or not, Kansas is home to some of the most spectacular fossil discoveries in U.S. history, especially…

TOPEKA — A Kansas bill advanced favorably by the House committee overseeing elections aims to limit the authority of the governor to alter election laws or procedures. The bill would prohibit the governor from altering…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Some Kansas Republican legislators are backing a bill that would make it a felony for anyone besides a family member or caregiver to return another person’s absentee ballot. The bill is…

TOPEKA — The four companies managing state-affiliated casinos in Kansas linked arms Wednesday to urge legislators and the governor to join two dozen other states in legalizing online or casino sports gambling. The issue has…

MISSION, Kan. (AP) — A virulent strain of the coronavirus that first appeared in Kansas in a Fort Hays State University athlete hasn’t spread widely among the student’s friends, although wastewater samples in the community…

TOPEKA — U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran said Kansas’ status as breadbasket to the nation cannot spare it from food deserts jeopardizing well-being of families without access to affordable, healthy and convenient grocery options. Moran, a…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Assurances from labor officials that new security protocols are blocking thousands of fraudulent attempts every hour to access Kansas’ unemployment benefits system did little Wednesday to dispel the concerns of Republican…

The electrification of cars and small trucks is on the horizon, but the state of Kansas is doing the bare minimum to be prepared. A new state scorecard from the advocacy group the American Council…