5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (589+ words) TOPEKA — Attorney General Kris Kobach asserted a stabbing death in southwest Kansas could have been averted through compliance with a federal court order for deportation of the man later charged in the slaying. Lagos-Gonzales was charged Sept. 3 and has been…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (940+ words) TOPEKA — Attorneys accusing Union Pacific and Kansas and Oklahoma railroads of anticompetitive business tactics say their case has far-reaching consequences for farmers who are being forced to pay higher prices to transport their products. Tom Ajamie and Courtney Scobie, attorneys…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (268+ words) TOPEKA –On Wednesday, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is reporting 55 total cases of cyclosporiasis so far in 2026 in Kansas, according to a media release from the agency. Of the 55 total cases reported to KDHE, 37 are classified as…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (334+ words) TOPEKA — Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Eric Rosen urged Kansans to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence’s aspirational vision of government as a protector of life, liberty and pursuit of happiness. Rosen, who signed a proclamation recognizing the…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (711+ words) TOPEKA — Republican Philip Sarnecki’s stump speech at a campaign fundraiser in Leawood delved into his youth in Illinois, a prosperous business career, reasons for running for governor and a theory about how he could win the GOP nomination in August....