Election 2018: This is the first of a series of articles on the five candidates for Kansas governor. On the evening of July 13, 1992, former Texas Representative Barbara Jordan, suffering from multiple sclerosis, was…

Few issues split Kansas politics like the Obama-era expansion of Medicaid. Unlike 33 other states, Kansas still has not expanded its Medicaid program under the Affordable Care Act.  Expanding Medicaid would pay for the health…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Democrat Laura Kelly accused Republican Kris Kobach of not being truthful when he claimed during a televised debate Tuesday that Kansas can save $377 million a year by cutting off benefits…

President Donald Trump campaigned in Kansas this weekend. This should provoke Democrats into action. His campaign stop included: blaming Democrats for his shortcomings, mocking claims of sexual assault, condemning the press as fake news, inflaming…

The imminent closing of Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott brings a sobering reminder of the challenges facing hospitals in southeast Kansas. ?It?s scary. It?s really heartbreaking for their employees and their community,? Patti Boyd, Allen…

Greg Orman is not going to be Kansas’ next governor, but he probably will determine who is. His presence on the November ballot as an independent candidate, the closeness of the contest between Democrat Laura…

Compared to neighboring states, Kansas’ economy has been sluggish, but candidates running for governor each have a plan to jumpstart things. Will any of them actually work? Experts say every plan faces an uphill battle.…

As the Independent candidate for Kansas Governor, Greg Orman likes to paint his opponents as a choice between starvation and gluttony, leaving himself as the balanced diet. According to Orman, Republican Kris Kobach would derail…

HUTCHINSON — The three major candidates for Kansas governor traded barbs Saturday before hundreds of raucous supporters at the Kansas State Fair. Democrat Laura Kelly, a state senator from Topeka, charged Republican Kris Kobach with…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Former moderate Republican Gov. Bill Graves has endorsed Democrat Laura Kelly in the Kansas governor’s race. Kelly’s campaign announced the endorsement Monday and posted a YouTube video of Graves praising Kelly,…