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Kansas Treasurer Jake LaTurner is ending his campaign for the U.S. Senate and will instead launch a primary challenge against Republican Congressman Steve Watkins. LaTurner said he’s switching his efforts to run for the 2nd…

Iola police officers will blanket the community saturation patrols Aug. 15 through Sept. 2 as part of the “You Drink, You Drive, You Lose” campaign. Officers will be on the lookout for impaired motorists and…

A city is best served, Josiah D’Albini contends, when its leaders are fully engaged with the citizens they serve. To that end, the Ward 3 City Council hopeful promises to keep open lines of communication,…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A veteran conservative Republican legislative leader who helped block Medicaid expansion in Kansas this year launched a campaign Wednesday for the U.S. Senate, jumping into an already crowded race within weeks…

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo may have publicly ruled out a run for Senate next year. But some advisers to President Donald Trump don’t believe him. At the White House, some of the…

LEAVENWORTH, Kansas — Republican former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach announced Monday that he’s running for the U.S. Senate seat held by Pat Roberts. Kobach beat then-Gov. Jeff Colyer in the primary election last…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign says it raised $105 million during the second fundraising quarter. The campaign said today it has a whopping $100 million in cash on hand. Campaign manager Brad…

Vaping at Kansas schools is reaching epidemic proportions, prompting the Kansas State Board of Education to launch a concerted campaign against it. “This thing hit us like a tsunami,” said Jeff Hersh, assistant superintendent at…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas attorney who was eying a possible run for U.S. Senate has announced that he has been diagnosed with cancer and likely won’t run for elected office again. Democrat James…

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — As the first former University of Kansas football player to come out as gay, Brad Thorson knows that talking about sex can be awkward and intimidating. But he also knows the…