INDEPENDENCE — A panel discussion is set for July 14 in Independence to look at the notorious 150-year-old Bender murder mystery in Labette County. The panel discussion, “Unearthing the Bloody Bender Mystery,” is scheduled for…

CHANUTE — Neosho County Attorney Linus Thuston will not prosecute a couple accused of killing a Parsons man. The Kansas Attorney General’s Office will instead prosecute Clint W. Nibarger and his wife, Kimberly J. Thomas…

OLATHE — Standing at the site of a future mental health hospital, Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday emphasized the benefits Medicaid expansion would have for low-income families struggling with mental health challenges. The Democratic governor…

TOPEKA — Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach on Thursday promised to see Gov. Laura Kelly in court after she said state agencies will continue to support residents who seek gender-affirming birth certificates and driver’s licenses.…

TOPEKA — For Kansas, the move toward greener forms of transportation is hardly electrifying.  A scorecard from advocacy group the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy ranks the state 31st, with a score of 16…

TOPEKA — The Kansas Supreme Court will review portions of a voting rights lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of mandates created in 2021 in response to election fraud conspiracy theories. To settle some of the debate…

The Kansas Republican Party’s new chairman wants to eliminate nonpartisan elections for cities, counties and school boards, throwing his weight behind the concept after the GOP-controlled state Senate earlier this year rejected a similar idea.…

TOPEKA — One year after federal abortion protections were removed, the reproductive rights debate in Kansas remains contentious.  On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court released its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health…

JOPLIN — Trials are in the works for a pair of defendants charged with separate incidents of trafficking stolen identities.  Both waived preliminary hearings Thursday, the Joplin Globe reported. Frederick E. Phillips, 36, will stand…

EMPORIA — Longtime Newman Regional Health CEO Bob Wright will retire this fall, after 10 years with the hospital. Wright submitted a letter of resignation to the Newman Regional Health Board of Trustees citing Oct.…