As Congress looks to cut billions of dollars in federal spending over the next decade, states are anxiously awaiting how current proposed cuts to Medicaid and other programs may impact their own budgets and benefits…

The Trump administration has canceled orders for truckloads of food — including cases of milk, eggs, cheese, chicken and fruit — that had been slated for Missouri and Kansas food pantries and hunger outreach groups…

Measles cases are spreading rapidly across Kansas, according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. In only two days, March 24-26, the number of cases has increased from 10 to 23.  Children are the…

An outbreak of measles in southwest Kansas continues to grow. State health data shows 23 people in six counties have tested positive for measles since the start of this year. Data released on Wednesday showed the number…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators in Kansas on Tuesday shrunk what already was among the nation’s shortest windows for voting by mail, arguing that problems with the U.S. Postal Service’s handling of ballots required…

TOPEKA — Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab announced Friday on social media that he has lung cancer. A cancerous nodule on his lung was discovered in December during a routine screening, Schwab said. He…

TOPEKA — A Republican-dominated Kansas Senate committee on Monday advanced a district judge nominee from Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly for the Kansas Court of Appeals. Judge Lori Bolton Fleming now awaits a vote of the…

TOPEKA — House members shared personal family history Thursday as they discredited anti-immigrant rhetoric that echoed through committee hearings earlier in the legislative session. But the House still approved Senate Concurrent Resolution 1602, a nonbinding…

WICHITA, Kansas — Kansas students are spending fewer days in school than they did decades ago, and the state’s top education leader wants that to change. Education Commissioner Randy Watson is urging districts to cancel…

TOPEKA — The Children’s Alliance of Kansas will provide support for a new foster care program that expands placement options for teens by letting them stay with a family member or close friend. The SOUL…