13+ hour, 18+ min ago   (870+ words) HUTCHINSON — Candidates for governor engaged in a veritable bare-knuckle brawl when they took the stage Saturday at the Kansas State Fair for a debate punctuated by the chants and jeers of an enthusiastic crowd of dueling supporters. Kansas Senate President…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (638+ words) TOPEKA — The first political debates of the election season come to the Kansas State Fair on Saturday, putting candidates vying for governor and the U.S. Senate on stage along with the normal fair gigs of wood carvers, pig races and…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (285+ words) WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Rep. Tracey Mann of Kansas and Democratic candidate Lauren Reinhold will face off in the November general election for the state's 1st Congressional District seat. Both candidates advanced after winning their respective primaries on Tuesday. Libertarian candidate Steve…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (922+ words) The fight over data centers has suddenly become a defining battle in the race to run Kansas — on both sides of the aisle. Gubernatorial hopefuls are trying to leverage the issue to weaken their rivals in the final stretch before…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (559+ words) TOPEKA — President Donald Trump’s U.S. Department of Justice sued the state of Kansas on Wednesday, asking a federal judge to tear down the law that allows college students without lawful immigration status to receive in-state tuition. The DOJ argued…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (750+ words) TOPEKA — Cole Epley isn’t afraid to run for Congress as a “proud progressive.” The 28-year-old believes he’s the best choice for the Democratic nomination in the Wichita-area 4th District because moderate candidates have already shown they can’t defeat incumbent Republican Rep....

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (226+ words) KANASAS CITY, Mo. — President Donald Trump endorsed Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson for governor on Sunday. Trump made the endorsement on his Truth Social page stating: “It is my Great Honor to endorse Ty Masterson, a fantastic Candidate running to…...

5+ mon, 5+ day ago   (231+ words) TOPEKA (KSNT) – The ongoing war with Iran and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown is raising concerns about national security and how it could impact people across Kansas. On the latest episode of Inside Kansas Politics, Rebekah Chung sat…...

5+ mon, 6+ day ago   (216+ words) Kansas’ iconic hit “Carry On Wayward Son” was featured on Saturday Night Live this weekend, and the band has reacted to the sketch. In the segment, "Husbands," a group of female friends are hanging out in a kitchen when they…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1724+ words) WASHINGTON — If you want to understand what might happen nationwide if President Donald Trump's SAVE America Act goes into effect, ask lawyer Lauren Bonds, who fought — and defeated — a similar statewide law in Kansas nearly a decade ago. Bonds was…...