3+ week, 18+ hour ago   (909+ words) Nancy Kassebaum Baker, a Kansas governor’s daughter who became the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate without following a spouse into office, has died. She was 94. Kassebaum Baker died Friday of natural causes, according to her son, Bill Kassebaum....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (647+ words) TOPEKA — A Kansas judge took a sledgehammer to a slate of abortion restrictions dating back to 1997, ruling the state came up short in arguing the Kansas Legislature should be able to impose waiting periods, mandate abortion reversal disclosures and require…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1140+ words) From House battlegrounds to party fights and Trump’s influence, here are the races to follow during Tuesday’s primaries. Voters in five US states – Kansas, Missouri, Virginia, Michigan, and Washington – are headed to the polls for another key round of midterm…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (743+ words) El grupo de aspirantes en la primaria demócrata incluye a los senadores estatales Ethan Corson y Cindy Holscher, y al alcalde de Overland Park, Curt Skoog. Schwab prestó más de 2,1 millones de dólares a su campaña y ocupó el segundo…...

2+ mon, 15+ hour ago   (111+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. A proposed legal settlement with the U.S. government would require the Keystone Pipeline…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (59+ words) Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach won't defend a state law on in-state tuition benefits for immigrants from a federal lawsuit by Donald Trump's DOJ. Kris Kobach won't defend Kansas tuition law in Trump DOJ lawsuit The U.S. Department of Justice and…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1074+ words) OVERLAND PARK — Name-calling and infighting dominated a Republican gubernatorial debate Friday that was preceded by campaigns trying to convince opponents to drop out of the race. Senate President Ty Masterson called businessman Philip Sarnecki an “angry elf.” Sarnecki blamed Masterson…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (648+ words) A new whistleblower lawsuit and a high-profile retirement have renewed interest in a sweeping Federal Bureau of Investigation probe tied to City Hall that has plunged Kansas City politics into disarray. While the exact focus of the investigation remains unclear,…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (114+ words) Vice President JD Vance is scheduled to visit Kansas City on Monday, according to a news release from the White House. Vance will visit a manufacturing facility in Kansas City, according to the... Why Vice President JD Vance is visiting…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (67+ words) The Trump White House's praise of the Republican-led Kansas Legislature and Senate President Ty Masterson comes as Masterson is running for governor. Trump White House praises Kansas Legislature — and Ty Masterson President Donald Trump's administration is praising the Republican-led Kansas…...