3+ day, 23+ 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, 2+ day ago   (372+ words) In response to recent attention surrounding the future of Rock Springs Ranch, the Kansas 4-H Foundation Board of Trustees is continuing to explore viable options for the ownership of Rock Springs... Kansas 4-H Foundation pursuing viable ownership options for Rock…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (165+ words) Law enforcement authorities are investigating a burglary that occurred in the early morning hours on Friday, July 17, and have released security camera images. Just after 1a.m., an unknown suspect... Police ask for help to ID burglary suspect at pool property in…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago   (106+ words) The Overland Park Police Department needs to public’s help identifying a vehicle connected to an aggravated arson that occurred in the early morning hours of Independence Day. Photo Overland Park... Police ask for help to ID car in Fourth of…...

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…...

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, 2+ week ago   (488+ words) TOPEKA — Kansas legislative leaders on Tuesday approved the governor’s request to extend an emergency declaration in response to three residents who are being monitored for a potential hantavirus infection. Will Lawrence, the governor’s chief of staff, revealed new details about…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (990+ words) TOPEKA — Transparently dissimilar state Sens. Ethan Corson and Ty Masterson were drawn to similar homespun tactics for commercials announcing their campaigns for governor of Kansas. These partisan rivals — look no further than their recent Senate floor exchanges — managed to land…...

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…...