Kansas is at low risk for avian flu, Kansas Department of Health and Environment say, even as cases across the country rise. But the department is still urging people to be cautious around wild birds…

TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly says bipartisan highlights of 2024 include strengthening authority of the state’s independent advocate for children, overhaul of Kansas’ worker compensation system and advancement of a blueprint for improving classroom instruction…

TOPEKA — Scouring of 2000 and 2020 U.S. Census Bureau reports and national school enrollment data revealed predominantly white suburban districts became more integrated and the isolation of students of color in urban districts intensified…

TOPEKA — A $2.69 million federal grant allows the Kansas Department of Transportation to rebuild the state’s vehicle crash information system and expand use of driver’s license scanners by local law enforcement agencies to speed…

A Washington D.C. watchdog group has sued the U.S. Department of Justice, asking the government to release documents on a controversial former prosecutor from Kansas. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, or CREW, wants…

A burgeoning billion-dollar industry woos farmers and gardeners with promises of achieving better, more environmentally friendly harvests through symbiotic fungi that bond with plant roots. These fungal bonds can help plants thrive and can lock…

LAWRENCE — Reintroducing bison to tallgrass prairies can double biodiversity of native plants and increase drought resistance, a Kansas State University study found. The study collected 29 years of data from the Flint Hills. Native…

TOPEKA — On Jan. 1, 2025, Kansans will no longer pay state sales tax on groceries. The current state tax of 2% will be reduced to zero.  A 2022 law set out a three-year plan…

WICHITA — An estimated 5.6 million people had personal information leaked during a May cyberattack against health care provider Ascension, according to the organization. That makes the incident the third-largest breach of health care data…

Sen. Jerry Moran said Monday that he will propose legislation to remove Haskell Indian Nations University from control by the Bureau of Indian Education, a sweeping move that comes as the university has been criticized…