3+ week, 8+ 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....

4+ day, 4+ 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…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (515+ words) There's a new art sculpture on display this week for visitors at the Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. Julie and Hal Hanson are like most parents. They are always taking pictures of their son's artwork. That hasn't changed with…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (238+ words) Kansas City, Kansas is rolling out its first-ever Black Restaurant Week from Sept. 7 through Sept. 13, with 11 Black-owned culinary businesses across Wyandotte County taking part. Select participating restaurants will offer special menu items priced at $9.13, and the week leads directly into…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (905+ words) Players at Wichita Northwest High School enthusiastically ran through flag football drills in the school’s gymnasium due to the summer heat. But being inside didn’t dim the girls’ excitement to compete in their first varsity game. “I love that we're…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (1124+ words) For nearly four decades, Joe Martin worked to make wheat better suited for the farmers and fields of western Kansas. Today, his influence remains planted across the state, carried through varieties, genetics and a wheat breeding program he helped shape…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (610+ 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. Honduran national charged with fatal stabbing of…...

17+ hour, 50+ min ago   (250+ words) MANHATTAN — Outside a pair of self-inflicted wounds, Kansas State football controlled Washington State en route to its second-straight victory. The Wildcats earned a 34-7 win over the Cougars on Saturday, Sept. 12, at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. Some first-half offensive concerns faded…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (289+ words) A high school football player in Kansas died Tuesday after collapsing during the team's first practice. KCUR reports that 17-year-old Rylan Reece died at approximately 9 p.m. Tuesday. Reece was a junior at Pawnee Heights High School in Rozel, Kansas. Reece's mother…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (320+ words) Friday night football is back across Kansas. Follow along here throughout the night for updated Week 1 Kansas high school football scores, with results from Wichita-area teams including Derby, Andale, Kapaun Mt. Carmel, Bishop Carroll, Maize, Maize South and more. Before…...