Tag: Topeka

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A freshman Kansas congressman facing felony criminal charges  over previously listing a UPS Inc. postal box as his residence on a state voter registration form has been forced to temporarily give…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities are investigating after racist graffiti that included white power slogans, swastikas and expletives denouncing the Black Lives Matter movement was found at a Topeka park.  The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Topeka private school was closed Thursday after thieves broke in and stole technology, sports uniforms and damaged at least 10 rooms. Police said thieves broke into Topeka Lutheran School early…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Highway Patrol says five people died and one person was injured when two vehicles collided on Interstate 70 west of Topeka. The State Patrol says the crash happened around…

This year will test just how short voter memories are in Kansas. Will Kansans keep rejecting Brownback-era politics? Or, will they buy those politics again, attractively repackaged and reframed? With the Kansas legislature reconvening, that…

Topeka Mayor Michelle De La Isla’s run for Kansas’ 2nd District congressional seat should be praised, and not because we’re deciding to endorse early. No, her run should be praised because of the importance of…

Kansas educators want lawmakers to act on health care, bullying and college credits when the Legislature convenes later this month. For over a decade, the school funding battle has dominated any conversation about education in…

TOPEKA, Kansas — Kansas and federal election officials say they know the 2020 election could come under attack from foreign governments or rogue hackers. They also insist they’re braced to guard against efforts to tamper…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — One of the Kansas Legislature’s most conservative members and strongest abortion opponents is retiring next month. Republican state Sen. Mary Pilcher-Cook of Shawnee announced Friday that she will step down Jan.…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas congressman who is being investigated by local authorities for listing a UPS Inc. store as his residence in registering to vote has changed his registration to name a Topeka…