Rep. Kent Thompson, rural LaHarpe, has filed for re-election to represent the 9th District in the Kansas House of Representatives. “Our state faces challenging times ahead,” said Thompson in a press release. “As Kansas recovers…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly and Republican legislators are headed toward another confrontation over tax cuts because the GOP isn’t giving up on reducing income taxes and Kelly has other priorities. Top…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s election created a national buzz about a possible shift to the left in Kansas politics, but many Republicans remain unimpressed and feel little pressure to take up…

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Democratic Kansas Gov.-elect Laura Kelly says she’s aware the state may need to help higher education institutions but has more pressing issues she needs to focus on during her first legislative…

Iolan Stanley E. Dreher Jr., 92, a titan in the Allen County farming community for nearly half a century, died Christmas Day at his home. In addition to the multiple boards, committees and councils on…