Kansans can still pre-order the new “Choose LIFE” Kansas license plates, though the printing of the plates must wait for a sufficient number of orders to be received. In February of 2018, ...
Read More »Kobach opens huge lead over nearest rivals for U.S. Senate in Kansas
A new poll shows Kris Kobach has opened a wide lead in the Kansas Republican primary for U.S. Senate. The November election will replace retiring Senator Pat Roberts. Kobach, who is the ...
Read More »Lawrence moves forward with sanctuary city plans
The Lawrence, Kansas, City Commission is discussing a proposal that would make the city a sanctuary city and limit how police cooperate with federal immigration agents. During a meeting Tuesday, the commission ...
Read More »Envista Cares Challenge highlights the Jayhawk Theatre
Envista Credit Union has announced that it will highlight the Jayhawk Theatre through the Envista Cares Challenge during the month of February. All month, Envista will provide the Jayhawk Theatre with a ...
Read More »Kansas Constitutional Amendment on abortion fails, for now
For a decade-plus, Kansas lawmakers worked to create increasingly strict regulations on abortion. Pro-life forces pushed many of the rules, saying they were needed to keep clinics, and the women who use ...
Read More »Popular Wichita pastor dies soon after social media post at Super Bowl
Pastor Michael O’Donnell Sr. of Grace Baptist Church in Wichita nearly lived to see the Chiefs win the Super Bowl. He died in his sleep just hours after posting a photo of ...
Read More »Hayden Brax crowned Miss Kansas USA 2020
Hayden Brax was crowned Miss Kansas USA 2020 on January 19 at Lied Center of Kansas in Lawrence. She will represent Kansas for the title of Miss USA 2020 in the national contest. Brax succeeds and ...
Read More »Rally at Capitol will celebrate school choice
A variety of education options will come together to celebrate educational freedom and school choice at a rally at the Kansas Statehouse at noon on Thursday, Jan. 30. The rally is the ...
Read More »House & Senate committees recommend state constitutional amendment
Interest was high at the Legislative hearing discussing the “Value Them Both” pro-life constitutional amendment to the Kansas State Constitution. A recent Kansas House and Senate Federal and State Affairs Joint Committee ...
Read More »Rally and March for Life draw hundreds to Kansas Capitol as constitutional amendment is endorsed
Cold and rainy weather didn’t stop hundreds of pro-life advocates from gathering Wednesday, January 22nd, at the Kansas Statehouse for the March for Life to mark the 47th anniversary of the U.S. ...
Read More »800 real men to gather for huge choir
A Kansas college will host over 800 young men Jan. 30 for the Real Men Sing vocal workshop. Bethany College, located in Lindsborg, Kan. and part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in ...
Read More »‘Bleeding Kansas’ Series returns to Constitution Hall
Dramatic interpretations and talks about the violent territorial and civil war history of Kansas, 1854-1865, will highlight the 2020 annual Bleeding Kansas series, which begins January 26. The programs are held at ...
Read More »No, today’s earthquake in Kansas was not caused by Chiefs fans
While some may think it was Arrowhead Stadium where the Chiefs were playing the Titans today that caused the earth to tremble, it was actually a good-size earthquake in southern Kansas. The ...
Read More »Annual Rally and March for Life is Jan. 22 in Topeka
Kansans for Life will hold the annual Rally and March for Life in Topeka on January 22. The day will be full of events including educational workshops for teens and adults, an ...
Read More »Sharknado! A Kansas find reveals a 17-foot, long-extinct shark species
Kansas was once home to a shark species. A whopper. Paleontologist Mike Everhart had found a rib from a plesiosaur — an ancient ocean reptile — on the Ringneck Ranch in north-central Kansas ...
Read More »Small Kansas Town Inspired the Disney Movie “Cars”
Some tourist spots are a little over-hyped for what they are, but sometimes you find a diamond in the rough. Way down in the southeast corner of Kansas, Route 66 curves through ...
Read More »After losing hospital, rural town realizes they don’t need one
It’s been about a year since the hospital in Fort Scott, Kan., closed. The lessons for this community about meeting its residents’ health needs could provide insights for the rest of the ...
Read More »Kansas state parks to offer First Day Hikes on New Year’s Day
What better way to kick off the New Year than by getting a jump start burning off those extra holiday calories in the great outdoors? Kansas state parks, including several in northeast ...
Read More »Kansas highways ranked #2 in nation
How bad are Kansas highways? Among the jewels of accepted wisdom about the Gov. Sam Brownback administration is that, as Esquire’s Charles Pierce so gently phrased it, “Brownback would rather have people die on ...
Read More »“Choose LIFE” Kansas license plates available through end of year
There’s only a few days left! Kansans can pre-order the new “Choose LIFE” Kansas license plates through the end of the year. In 2002, the Kansas legislature approved the Choose Life license ...
Read More »Where does your state rank in Christmas spirit?
In a recent study sponsored by CenturyLink, analysts used a number of statistics on Christmas cheer broken down into two categories — online activity and area culture. Under online activity, the study ...
Read More »New website to assist Kansans coping with ag-related stress
Agriculture producers have faced significant challenges in recent years, including the stress of market uncertainties, natural disasters, ongoing trade wars and other setbacks. These stressful situations have led to heightened focus on ...
Read More »Happy Birthday, Kansas! Student Photo Contest now accepting entries
First grader Addison Maxwell of Larned photographed his family’s wheat harvest last year, showing vivid blue skies and golden grains. He received first place in his category in the Happy Birthday, Kansas! ...
Read More »Latest Medicaid expansion plan riddled with red flags & a ‘scam’
The latest Medicaid expansion plan has too many red flags without even getting to the program itself. Like other states, Kansas is unlikely to have the federal government approve the partial expansion. Yet ...
Read More »On Black Friday, all Kansas State Parks are free
As many Americans look for ways to counter the craziness of Black Friday, several states are offering free entrance to their state parks. Across Kansas this year, admission to all state parks ...
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