TOPEKA — The parent company of social media platforms Facebook and Instagram agreed to one of the largest state consumer protection settlements in American history, paying $17.1 billion to most U.S. states and territories and…

LAWRENCE — The U.S. Department of Justice and Department of Education announced a plan for increased enforcement measures against two Kansas school districts for their gender-inclusive policies. In April, the department found four public school…

Ten-year-old Duke Ommert died after an electric scooter crash in Leawood last year when a car struck him as he crossed the street mid-block. Duke’s death, other e-scooter and electric bike injuries (a nearly 300%…

TOPEKA — One transgender Kansan had her driving privileges reinstated after challenging a state law that regulates gender markers on driver’s licenses. But only Jamie Miller’s license was returned while hundreds of other trans Kansans…

TOPEKA — The Kansas Office of Veterans Services will recognize and honor Kansas Gold Star Families at a ceremony on the statehouse grounds Sept. 24. The United States began observing Gold Star Mother’s Day on…

U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall’s taxpayer-funded trips to and from the Gulf Coast of Florida, where he owns beachfront property, were more extensive and more expensive than previously reported. A Star analysis of travel expenses reported…

This August marks the twentieth anniversary of my family’s arrival in Kansas, after I was hired to teach at Friends University in Wichita. After two decades here, what have I learned? That’s a complicated question…

TOPEKA — The Kansas State Board of Education is pushing ahead with drafting recommendations for public school districts on use of technology in classrooms and crafting a potential mandate that local school boards implement policies…

TOPEKA — Kansas won’t change its vaccine schedule to match the executive order from President Donald Trump but instead will continue to “trust in scientific evidence” and follow recommendations from major health organizations, a spokeswoman…

WELLINGTON — Lex Goff, a recent Wellington High School graduate, is one step closer to making Kansas political history. If elected this November, Goff would become the youngest person ever to serve in the Kansas…