TOPEKA — A House bill would allocate an additional $20 million annually to the Kansas Water Plan fund to support projects for cities across the state. House Bill 2113 builds upon new funding from the…

PEABODY — The Kansas Department of Commerce made a deal with officials in Peabody to allow completion of a $1.5 million infrastructure improvement project designed to spark economic renewal in the central Kansas town. The…

WICHITA — It’s a busy Friday afternoon at The Monarch bar and restaurant in downtown Wichita, and food server Kelly Bonnell is right at home. As she grabs a customer’s sandwich and fries from the…

TOPEKA — Kansas Senators advanced a constitutional amendment Wednesday that would change how state supreme court justices are selected. The amendment, which requires approval from two thirds of the Legislature and more than 50% of…

Less than two miles from the University of Kansas, home of one of the most storied programs in college basketball, Adam Strom, the 48-year-old coach at Haskell Indian Nations University — tiny with 978 students,…

The immigrant detainee, a client of Rekha Sharma-Crawford, would have to be moved. Chase County Detention Center was full. Located in Cottonwood Falls, it’s the largest detainee holding center in the region contracting with U.S.…

WASHINGTON — Republicans in Congress have gotten a crash course in Medicaid during the last few weeks, as they eye the health care program for lower-income Americans as a source for hundreds of billions of…

TOPEKA — The Senate on Thursday passed a bill that would expand Kansas law enforcement officers’ options for confiscated firearms. Under current law, agencies can sell or give away the guns they seize when someone…

Farming in Kansas can be clouded with uncertainty, like harsh weather and limited natural resources. But current funding freezes have added a new variable and left some of them with empty hands. Some farmers have…

TOPEKA — A Senate bill seeks to prohibit conflicts of interests by banning local government officials from voting on major development projects in which they have a “substantial interest.” Senate Bill 66, introduced by Republican…