Kansas News

Today the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) released its preliminary report on abortions in Kansas in 2022. For the fourth year in a row, abortions have increased in the state ...

Summer in both Missouri and Kansas can be not only uncomfortably hot but also potentially dangerous for vulnerable people such as the elderly or those with certain health conditions. “Just take precautions,” ...

Fireworks tents are popping up around the Kansas City area like summer dandelions. The region is ground zero for the popularity of fireworks, according to a recent study by Zippa. “Midwesterners love ...

After Kansas Republican lawmakers received letters containing a white substance, the FBI says they’re joining state investigators. It’s now been revealed that the letters were also sent to former President Donald Trump ...

History had a lot to do with where Black neighborhoods were created on both the Missouri and Kansas side of the state line. Many of these neighborhoods were already established by the ...

When Kansas State alum Craig Whiteford learned about the scale and devastation of child trafficking, it reminded him of something from his work life. Whiteford, who graduated with a bachelor’s, master’s, and ...

The legendary Pony Express put St. Joseph on the map 163 years ago. In mid-June, riders are recreating the 2,000-mile postal route from Sacramento. “It’s a big-rooted event in time,” Gina M. ...

A longtime teacher is criticizing the Shawnee Mission School District for mandatory diversity training during a teacher shortage. “I can no longer stay silent about the state of our schools,” said Caedran ...

Kansas drivers soon will be able to show their support for the police by displaying special “Back the Blue” license plates. Gov. Laura Kelly on Monday signed legislation to allow the plate. ...

Fifth-grade student Mahith Surapaneni has won the Kansas Missing Children’s Poster contest. Surapeneni, 10, attends Harmony Elementary School in Overland Park. The announcement was made by Attorney General Kris Kobach and KBI ...

The Missouri House voted down a bill Monday that would reinstate the primary while in Kansas, Gov. Laura Kelly signed a bill to reinstate the primary in the Sunflower State. The Missouri ...

The Kansas legislature has overridden the governor’s veto of a bill that bans biological males from competing in women’s sports. HB 2238 is a win for women’s sports rights activists, who have ...

Several prominent Missouri and Kansas politicians have responded to Thursday’s indictment of former President Donald Trump. “The Manhattan DA is undermining America’s confidence in our legal system,” Mike Pompeo, a former Wichita ...

The U.S. House passed energy bill amendment that would stop the Biden administration from banning gas stoves. Democrats saw dozens of members break rank and vote with Republicans to protect gas appliances ...

Kansas State fans are celebrating their team and coach Jerome Tang after advancing to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA basketball tournament this weekend. First-year head coach Tang, who guided the third-seeded ...

After a four-year hiatus, the Garden Club of Shawnee will host its popular Garden Sampler Tour on June 10, 2023 The tour features five unique Shawnee neighborhood gardens exhibiting creative ideas for ...

Missouri and Kansas are among nearly two dozen states in which Walgreens has agreed not to dispense mifepristone, the first of two drugs in the medication abortion process. Republican attorneys general in ...

From the Land of Kansas, the state’s agricultural trademark program, is celebrating its 45th anniversary in 2023. The program will kick off its celebration at the Kansas State Capitol on Monday, March ...

Two Kansas City-area men were arrested by U.S. authorities on Thursday for illegally exporting aviation technology to Russia. Douglas Robertson of Olathe and Cyril Gregory Buyanovsky of Lawrence, are charged with conspiracy, ...

The new airport terminal at Kansas City International is open. In addition to our earlier review of the new facility, here are some tips before you fly, drop-off, or pick-up a friend. ...

Safe Kids Kansas, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and program sponsor State Farm announce Take It from a Teen video challenge, an opportunity for Kansas high schoolers to share their ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., whose birthday is celebrated as a national holiday, made at least six visits to the Kansas City area. The Jackson County Historical Society looked back on those ...

All national parks will be offering free admission to anyone who wants to enter on five different days in 2023. Here are the fee-free days for 2023: Jan. 16 — Martin Luther King Day ...

Although the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Roe v. Wade unconstitutional last summer, the battle for life is far from over. The 50th annual March for Life is changing its destination but not its ...

Christian colleges from across the nation will visit Kansas City March 4 for the largest Christian College Expo in the midwest. The 25th annual Christian College Expo will feature up to 60 ...