TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly issued an executive order Tuesday directing flags to be immediately lowered to half-staff on state property until burial of the late Rep. Les Mason of McPherson. Mason, a Republican and…

TOPEKA — Secretary of State Scott Schwab on Thursday encouraged Kansans to run for office ahead of Monday’s registration deadline. Candidates who are running for seats at the national, state, county, township and precinct level…

TOPEKA — The state is set to bolster benefits for families of workers who have been killed and for workers who have been permanently disabled, marking change for the first time in more than a…

Small spills of pollutants no longer have to be reported to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment under a new state policy. Companies or other responsible parties used to have to alert the agency…

TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly said Wednesday she would issue an order calling the Kansas Legislature to a high-stakes, election-year special session June 18 to work on reducing property, sales and income tax burdens without…

The former executive of a rural Kansas bank that collapsed last summer has admitted to a embezzling tens of millions of dollars for a cryptocurrency scheme. Shan Hanes, 52, of Elkhart, pleaded guilty last Thursday…

TOPEKA — Ten Kansas counties stand to receive millions in federal funds to improve the safety and efficiency of local roads. Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday announced the $6.65 million in federal funds for 10…

One rescued, one drowns at SEK lakes A 65-year-old woman was rescued 12 hours after fallilng into the water on the east side spillway of the Toronto Lake Dam in Woodson County May 17, according…

TOPEKA — Families that need food assistance during the summer could see relief through the state’s new student-geared program. The Kansas Department for Children and Families on Thursday announced Summer EBT, a program meant to…

TOPEKA — When Gov. Laura Kelly signed a state spending bill last week, she scolded legislators for attempting to insert budget language designed to pick “winners and losers” without being subjected to the normal scrutiny…