State News

TOPEKA — Kansas’ population is expected to grow by nearly 500,000 people in the next 50 years, and non-white residents are predicted to drive that growth, a research center forecasts. A report from Wichita State…

OSWEGO — Christmas came early for 22 daycare providers in Labette County when city and county officials joined forces to give them each $2,500, according to the Parsons Sun. The idea began when Labette County…

PITTSBURG — A new Planned Parenthood clinic in southeast Kansas will be the closest abortion access point for many people in the South and will provide easier access to reproductive health care for southeast Kansans…

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly and Attorney General Kris Kobach joined forces Friday to oppose Nebraska’s planned Platte-Republican interbasin transfer, which they argue would introduce invasive carp that could bring significant harm to Kansas waterways. The…

Kansas and Missouri are two of 27 states where levels of COVID-19 are currently “very high” in wastewater, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Wastewater testing is used as a tool to…

ERIE — A rural Kansas prosecutor retired from office this week after being accused of numerous crimes, disciplined for telling a woman she owed him a sexual favor and working out an undisclosed plea deal…

For the fourth time in recent weeks, Topekans found themselves cleaning up Thursday morning in the wake of a severe overnight thunderstorm. Winds estimated at 80 mph did widespread tree damage late Wednesday evening  in…

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson voiced frustration with indecision by the Kansas City Royals over its future and says the team must decide on a path forward by January if it expects the state to help.…

GIRARD — Crawford County commissioners are considering a proposed $500 million solar farm that would generate not only energy but also millions in tax revenues, according to the Pittsburg Morning Sun. John Copyak of Shasta…

TOPEKA — The Kansas Attorney General’s Office charged a rural Kansas prosecutor with two financial misdemeanors, but not alleged sexual extortion or other felonies that local and state law enforcement investigated. A complaint filed Thursday…