3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (707+ words) A U.S. District Court judge has issued an order forbidding enforcement of a bipartisan Kansas law adopted in 2004 that allowed certain immigrant students at public colleges and universities to pay in-state tuition rates rather than higher out-of-state rates. Beneficiaries of the…...

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…...

2+ mon, 3+ week 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…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (507+ words) 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 one year ago. Kansas Appleseed, a nonpartisan organization…...

3+ mon, 2+ week 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…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (135+ words) Roads into Hillsdale, Kansas, were closed overnight after a tornado-warned storm passed through the area, leaving significant damage behind. Daylight will begin to show more "ground proof" of that storm. At least one school in Hillsdale is closed. The Hillsdale…...

5+ mon, 3+ day ago   (682+ words) Republican legislators overrode Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto to create a 25-foot buffer around law enforcement and emergency personnel, a move the Senate leader said ensures Kansas won’t become like Minnesota. Senate President Ty Masterson said in a news release that…...

5+ mon, 1+ week 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, 2+ week ago   (394+ words) TOPEKA — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed a partisan, anti-abortion bill that offered protections to crisis pregnancy centers, which can function as alternatives to health clinics with abortion services. Within hours, the House and Senate voted to overturn her decision. Kelly…...

5+ mon, 4+ week ago   (855+ words) A bill that promises to save lives has been held up because of political squabbles between Kansas Senate Republicans and a Republican candidate for governor, Democrats argue. The bill requires any insurance plan in Kansas to pay for diagnostic mammograms....