WICHITA — An estimated 5.6 million people had personal information leaked during a May cyberattack against health care provider Ascension, according to the organization. That makes the incident the third-largest breach of health care data…

Sen. Jerry Moran said Monday that he will propose legislation to remove Haskell Indian Nations University from control by the Bureau of Indian Education, a sweeping move that comes as the university has been criticized…

Many low-income renters in Kansas live in decaying homes with health hazards and believe there is little they can do to improve their situation, a new survey shows. Some renters avoid submitting maintenance requests or…

TOPEKA — U.S. Rep.-elect Derek Schmidt was persuaded by coffee shop chatter and November exit polling that voters were motivated in 2024 by a desire to elect politicians who could effectively do the basic work…

TOPEKA — Republicans and Democrats in the Kansas congressional delegation took a partisan approach to voting Thursday on the failed U.S. House bill that would have averted a federal government shutdown. That package endorsed by…

TOPEKA — The Kansas Legislature’s unprecedented budget takeover will enter the 2025 legislative session with a bare bones spending plan and sweeping cuts while Republican lawmakers eye property and corporation tax reductions. Gov. Laura Kelly…

TOPEKA — Republicans and Democrats in the Kansas congressional delegation took a partisan approach to voting Thursday on the failed U.S. House bill that would have averted a federal government shutdown. That package endorsed by…

TOPEKA — Nearly 500 people die annually in Kansas from gun violence, and the state ranks low in gun legislation, according to a yearly ranking. Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, a national gun…

TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly plans to deploy political capital during the 2025 Kansas legislative session to broaden commitment to a bipartisan, multigenerational investment in protection of the state’s water supply. Kelly, a Democrat midway…

WASHINGTON — Congressional leaders unveiled a catch-all, year-end package Tuesday that would provide more than $100 billion in disaster aid and give lawmakers more time to wrap up overdue work on government funding, the farm…