TOPEKA — Legislation that would prevent Kansans from purchasing soft drinks and candy with food stamps met resistance Tuesday, continuing a series of hearings over what changes are needed to help the state’s most vulnerable…

Liberty Hospital would be at risk of falling into the hands of a for-profit chain and losing important services if Missouri lawmakers block a proposed takeover by the University of Kansas Health System, a board…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ attorney general is telling public schools they’re required to tell parents their children are transgender or nonbinary even if they’re not out at home, though Kansas is not among the…

The land in Piatt County in central Illinois is flat, and it’s easy to see for miles around Jerry Edwards’ house in a rural area north of Mansfield. In a few months, his view will…

TOPEKA — The Kansas Senate’s commerce committee opened a budgetary floodgate Thursday by endorsing $28 million in federal funding to promote World Cup soccer events and earmarking $38.5 million for facilities in Salina and Topeka…

TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly signed legislation expanding a Kansas tax credit to incentivize purchase of services or goods from vendors employing individuals with disabilities and creating a program to help businesses make the transition…

TOPEKA — Mary Snipes is mad. She’s been mad since 2018, when her son was shot and killed in Junction City. “I became the maddest person ever. I am still a mad mom,” Snipes said…

TOPEKA — After 10 years of operation, the Care Arc Health Clinic in Eureka will close its doors at the end of February.  The clinic’s closure follows a trend of teetering rural health services in…

TOPEKA — U.S. Rep. Jake LaTurner characterized as ludicrous Thursday an effort by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals to convince a Wichita company to stop building amusement rides featuring animal characters because the…

LAWRENCE — Butterfly enthusiasts in the eastern half of North America will have to look harder this spring and summer to spot the winged migrants that have become an international symbol of insect conservation. At…