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Effort to change Kansas Supreme Court elections sparks debate ahead of August election
2+ day, 12+ min ago (759+ words) Headline: Flood Watch until WED 10: 00 AM CDT County Name: Kearny County County Name: Finney County County Name: Haskell County County Name: Gray County Headline: Flash Flood Warning from TUE 7: 57 AM CDT until TUE 11: 00 AM CDT County Name: Meade County WICHITA,…...
State announces over $20. 7 million distributed to Kansas firefighters
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (218+ words) Headline: Flood Watch from MON 1: 51 PM CDT until TUE 7: 00 AM CDT FILE - Firefighters work to put out a grass fire in Elk County, Kansas, on February 10, 2026." TOPEKA, Kan. (KAKE) " Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt on Monday announced that the Kansas…...
Kansas Board of Regents approves pilot program for reduced-credit bachelor's degrees
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (533+ words) Headline: Flood Watch from SAT 7: 00 PM CDT until SUN 1: 00 PM CDT TOPEKA " The Kansas Board of Regents authorized a three-year pilot project enabling leaders of the state's six public universities to propose special undergraduate degrees requiring as little as three-fourths…...
Two dead, one child injured in east Kansas crash: KHP
2+ week, 4+ day ago (159+ words) Headline: Dense Fog Advisory from SUN 12: 57 AM MDT until SUN 8: 00 AM MDT Headline: Dense Fog Advisory from SUN 1: 57 AM CDT until SUN 9: 00 AM CDT WABAUNSEE COUNTY, Kan. (KAKE) " Two are dead, and a child is seriously injured following a Friday…...
More than 10, 000 Kansas children lose food assistance in wake of One Big Beautiful Bill Act
3+ week, 6+ day ago (554+ words) Headline: Special Weather Statement until THU 5: 15 PM CDT TOPEKA " A Kansas advocacy organization sounded an alarm about a report indicating 10, 300 children in low-income families across the state stopped receiving food aid since President Donald Trump signed sweeping federal legislation nearly…...
Kansas legislative leaders approve extended monitoring of three residents exposed to hantavirus
4+ week, 1+ day ago (490+ 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…...
Bear euthanized after being struck by car in eastern Kansas, sheriff says
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (150+ words) Bear spotted in Chanute, Kansas, on May 19, 2026." ALLEN COUNTY, Kan. (KAKE) -- A driver was not injured after striking a bear near Iola on Friday morning, the Allen County Sheriff's Office says. At around 4: 15 a. m. Friday, the Allen County Sheriff's Office responded…...
Kansas fire crews begin journey home after intense wildfire battle
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (755+ words) MEADE/CLARK COUNTY, Kan. (KAKE) " The wildfires in southwest Kansas are now mostly contained, and fire crews are returning home, the forest service said Wednesday. The fires, which were sparked by lightning during thunderstorms across the region on May 14, have…...
Evacuation lifted for Ashland amid dayslong wildfire battle
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (164+ words) County Name: Butler County County Name: Greenwood County County Name: Woodson County Headline: Flood Warning until TUE 8: 00 AM CDT County Name: Elk County ASHLAND, Kan. (KAKE) --The Ashland Fire Department said late Monday night that the evacuation order had been…...
Reported cabin smoke forces emergency landing at Kansas City International Airport
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (224+ words) KANSAS CITY (KAKE) " The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after a flight from Washington, D. C. was forced to make an emergency landing at its destination in Kansas City on Friday afternoon. The FAA says the crew of PSA Airlines Flight 5318 reported…...