3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (291+ words) TOPEKA — Former Gov. Jeff Colyer ended a Republican campaign Monday for the party’s 2026 nomination for governor in wake of President Donald Trump’s endorsement of rival Senate President Ty Masterson. Colyer, who was sworn in as governor in 2018 after the resignation…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (356+ words) TOPEKA — Secretary of State Scott Schwab held up a stack of lottery regulation documents stained with a ring of coffee. He was illustrating the office’s outdated filing cabinet system, which is being modernized for the first time since being established…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (381+ words) Kansas Adjutant General's DepartmentGovernor Laura Kelly issued a state of disaster emergency verbal declaration Thursday, May 14 at 5:08 p. Governor declares disaster emergency for SW Kansas wildfires Kansas Adjutant General's Department Governor Laura Kelly issued a state of disaster emergency verbal declaration…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (84+ words) CLARK COUNTY —Crews continue to fight several wildfire in southwest Kansas. Fire were reported in Meade, Clark Ford and Stevens countie CLARK COUNTY —Crews continue to fight several wildfire in southwest Kansas. Fire were reported in Meade, Clark Ford and…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (932+ words) TOPEKA — Kansas utility regulators handed a win Tuesday to landowners concerned about a transmission line bisecting large swaths of prairie grassland in the state’s south-central region. The Kansas Corporation Commission voted unanimously to approve part of Evergy’s proposed construction of…...

4+ mon, 4+ day ago   (526+ words) TOPEKA — The state of Kansas’ credit rating upgrade from stable to positive by a leading financial research firm set off a scramble among politicians claiming responsibility for the improved outlook. Gov. Laura Kelly, a Democrat, said the adjustment by Moody’s…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (114+ words) Firefighters across Kansas are responded to multiple wildfires Sunday, with windy conditions making them difficult to contain. In Hamilton County, Tanker 95 and DFMO Williams assisted local crews from... Crews battle fire at dairy in SW Kansas Firefighters across Kansas are…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (167+ words) JOHNSON COUNTY —Law enforcement have released the name of the man who died in an accident just after 3:30a.m. Saturday in Johnson County as 45-year-old Michael L. Martens of Overland Park, according to a statement from Overland Park Police. According…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (852+ words) TOPEKA — The Kansas Senate failed to override vetoes targeting education policy in the state budget, stopping a plan to restructure the state assessment test system and reset score perimeters. Gov. Laura Kelly signed the state budget, House Bill 2513, but vetoed…...

5+ mon, 3+ day ago   (718+ words) TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly on Wednesday proposed a three-part plan to provide “a real and lasting solution” for property tax relief as lawmakers head back to Topeka to close out the legislative session. First, she vetoed a bill that would…...