TOPEKA — Fear that federal funding cuts will mean loved ones won’t receive nutritional food and safety checks through Meals on Wheels is driving an increase of calls to agencies across Kansas. “It’s scary,” said…

TOPEKA — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed a bill Friday she feared would funnel more public money to private educational institutions. Senate Bill 24 broadened the scope of the Kansas Promise Scholarship, which offers financial…

TOPEKA — Surrounded by the shouts and chatter of children playing, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday signed legislation consolidating the state’s early childhood services under one department and supporting creation of more child care…

LEAVENWORTH, Kansas — Nestled into the crook of a wooded two-lane highway on the edge of northeast Kansas, a complex of concrete and barbed wire sits mostly vacant — for now. For over a decade,…

GARDEN CITY, Kansas — Gov. Laura Kelly visited southwest Kansas Tuesday amid a measles outbreak to urge people in the region to vaccinate themselves and their children. State health officials have been racing to keep…

TOPEKA — Stark disagreements on the future of Evergy’s proposal to build two new natural gas plants in Kansas surfaced Monday during opening statements at the beginning of three days of Kansas Corporation Commission hearings.…

TOPEKA — Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland announced Tuesday the Kansas Department of Commerce has awarded $758,250 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding to Burlingame, Lyon County and Overbrook. According to…

TOPEKA — The Kansas Supreme Court reversed a district court by declaring separate husband-and-wife annuities created to settle legal claims after a man was catastrophically injured in an explosion must be considered marital property in…

TOPEKA — Approval of a last-minute addition to Kansas’ state budget took the gambling and sports betting sphere by surprise, leaving the future of the industry in the state uncertain. The Kansas Legislature Friday passed…

The measles outbreak in Kansas continued to grow over the past week, driven largely by unvaccinated children and teens, according to health officials. The Kansas Department Health and Environment reported Wednesday that there have been…