TOPEKA — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly said at a celebration Wednesday that she accomplished her “No. 1 priority” by opening the Kansas Office of Early Childhood. The office consolidates programs and staff from the state…

In parts of Kansas, decades of farming and irrigation have left groundwater polluted with enough nitrates that it can be used in place of some of a farmer’s fertilizer. In a year with high input…

The Supreme Court’s decision upholding bans on transgender athletes in girls’ and women’s sports likely protects a Kansas law from future legal challenges. The decision directly affects Idaho and West Virginia and indirectly in 25…

TOPEKA — Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach has filed a lawsuit accusing Aetna Inc. of “misappropriating” state funds through a mechanism found to violate federal law in other court cases, an allegation the health insurer…

TOPEKA — Pivotal court cases challenging laws that have altered the lives of transgender Kansans are approaching turning points, as one moves to a higher court and two others face consolidation. A case from a…

TOPEKA — U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall vowed to be on the Kansas general election ballot in November and to decline administrative appointment from President Donald Trump during the next two years. Marshall, a Kansas Republican…

The Cherokee County Health Department is now monitoring odors coming from the landfill in Galena, Kansas, in response to concerns from residents. They’ve been complaining of two odors. One is a rotten-egg smell that the…

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…

Kansas librarians are warning about potential cuts to local library programs in the next federal budget. The Trump administration has proposed to nearly zero out funding for the Institute of Museum and Library Services in…

TOPEKA — A 3.5% to 6% tuition increases for in-state undergraduate students adopted by the Kansas Board of Regents will partially close budget gaps at the state’s public universities that result from inflation in operating…