TOPEKA — The Kansas House agriculture committee voted to perform a gut-and-go overhaul of a hemp regulation bill to narrow scope of the legislation to reductions in annual licensing fees for the plant’s producers and…

TOPEKA — The organization of Kansas county election officers told legislators Wednesday the membership opposed a Republican-sponsored bill that would prohibit counties from continuing the practice of mailing unsolicited advance ballot applications to registered voters.…

WICHITA — About a half-dozen Wichita public schools will close for good at the end of the school year, as the district deals with declining enrollment and a massive budget shortfall. Wichita Superintendent Kelly Bielefeld…

MANHATTAN — Rhonda Goodin expressed appreciation for the beauty of flowering Callery pear trees that dot the yard of her home in Derby and argued against imposition by the Kansas Department of Agriculture of a…

BURLINGTON — According to a report by The Coffey County Republican, the Coffey County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has decided to dissolve the organization. Melissa Daily, the Chamber’s executive director, announced the decision…

TOPEKA — Kansas legislators heard about the dangers of “welfare fraud” from an out-of-state lobbyist who has previously asked lawmakers to limit federal benefits. Sam Adolphsen, policy director at the Foundation for Government Accountability, said…

TOPEKA — A plan by Republican legislative leaders to flatten income tax rates would save billionaire political donor Charles Koch an estimated $875,000, while most of the state’s workers would save between $37 and $84…

TOPEKA — Kansas Department for Children and Families secretary Laura Howard on Monday said the number of children in foster care has dropped, marking some improvement in the state’s long-criticized child welfare system. “Lots of…

TOPEKA — The Kansas Department of Agriculture confirmed Monday the 15th case of avian influenza since Dec. 1 amid a national outbreak that began in 2022 and spread to all but three states and more…

HASKELL COUNTY, Kansas – Kelly Anthony, a cattle rancher in southwest Kansas, drives through his pasture, blaring a siren he uses to get the attention of the herd. As he flicks it on and off,…