State News

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…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A former Marion police chief who led a raid last year on the town’s weekly newspaper has been charged with felony obstruction of justice and is accused of persuading a potential…

TOPEKA — The next personalized license plate will feature the Flint Hills design after more than 30,000 Kansans voted among five potential designs. Kansas Department of Revenue spokesman Zach Denny said the design was the…

TOPEKA — Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach filed a lawsuit Thursday on behalf of 15 states in an attempt to stop President Joe Biden from expanding health care access to DACA recipients by making them…

TOPEKA — A record 171,000 Kansans enrolled this year in the subsidized health insurance marketplace under the Affordable Care Act, an increase more than 60,000 over the past two years. The nonprofit, nonpartisan Kansas Health…