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A Blue Springs High School student was arrested Sunday in connection with an alleged threatening message on social media directed at the school. Blue Springs police said the threat was made on the social media…

A concession trailer that exploded Tuesday evening at the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson sent two people to the hospital and injured several others, authorities said. Hutchinson Fire Department crews were sent at 6:28 p.m.…

TOPEKA — Spending on Kansas’ cash assistance program for low-income families has dwindled by nearly 40% in the past 14 years while lawmakers limited eligibility and inflation surged, according to a new audit. State auditors…

The 19-year-old Kansas City man accused of firing the fatal shot during a mass shooting at the Chiefs Super Bowl rally earlier this year will stand trial in January 2026. On Monday, Jackson County Judge…

TOPEKA — The Kansas secretary of state said in a letter to the U.S. postmaster general that approximately 1,000 August primary voters in Kansas were disenfranchised because ballots mailed before Election Day in August arrived…

A judge has ordered a mental evaluation and delayed the trial of an 85-year-old white man who shot Ralph Yarl after the teenage Black honor student came to his Kansas City, Missouri, home by mistake.…

Recent muggy weather in the Midwest has more people talking about “corn sweat.” The phrase describes how corn releases moisture as it grows, which can contribute to humidity. At the end of August, as a…

OVERLAND PARK — The Kansas Hospital Association honored Wichita State University president Richard Muma’s leadership in developing the $300 million biomedical campus in the heart of downtown Wichita to blend all of the WSU health…

Candidates running for U.S. Congress in Kansas offered their views on some of the country’s greatest ongoing debates on Wednesday at a forum hosted by the Kansas Chamber in Topeka. Each candidate had about 10…

ERIE — A rural Kansas prosecutor apologized for his shortcomings and committing misdemeanor crimes before being escorted to jail Wednesday after years of investigation into allegations of more serious misconduct. In a hearing at the…