This story is part of a series by Kansas Reflector and The Handbasket to examine the one-year anniversary of the raid on the Marion County Record.  MARION — When police raided the Marion newspaper office…

Republican Derek Schmidt easily won his party primary election on Tuesday for Kansas’ 2nd District in Congress, while Democrat Nancy Boyda took a narrow victory for her party’s nomination. The primary wins set up a…

OLATHE, Kan. — In the Johnson County Republican primary for sheriff, Sheriff Calvin Hayden was defeated by former undersheriff Doug Bedford. Hayden was behind all night in the race. Bedford is a former U.S. Navy…

TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly will transition to chair of the Democratic Governors Association to complete the term of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who complied with the organization’s rules by resigning after chosen to be…

TOPEKA — The Kansas Legislature’s bipartisan auditing committee voted to issue a subpoena to compel the Ford County clerk to cooperate with the state’s security examination of voting-related documentation and equipment used in the 2022…

Labette Health expands in Independence INDEPENDENCE  — A new $7.9 million expansion and renovation at Labette Health was celebrated last week, according to the Parsons Sun. Gov. Laura Kelly spoke at its groundbreaking. “The Independence…

The former Kansas police chief who led the raid on a newspaper last summer will be charged with interfering with the judicial process, special prosecutors announced Monday.  The charge against Gideon Cody will be filed…

TOPEKA — The design competition for selection of Kansas’ new personalized license plate was narrowed to five options that incorporated the “To the Stars” marketing pitch with backgrounds depicting the sunflower, a rising sun, the…

WICHITA — Watering restrictions will begin for Wichita water customers began this  week. The restrictions come as Cheney Reservoir reaches its lowest levels since 2013. The city gets its water from the reservoir and the…

This story is part of a series by Kansas Reflector and The Handbasket to examine the one-year anniversary of the raid on the Marion County Record.  MARION — Since the raid on the Marion County…