Updated at 9:23 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026 TOPEKA — Democrat Cindy Holscher has been elected Kansas' next governor, fending off Republican Ty Masterson to keep the office in her party's hands and extend a massive wave of Democratic victories across the country. Democrats had already ...
The Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas will hold its biennial Post Election Conference next month to discuss the 2026 midterm elections, featuring a slate of analysts, political journalists and a former Kansas governor. The institute of politics hosts the event every other ...
A team of University of Kansas scientists was awarded a $10 million grant to study the interactions of complex chemical mixtures in order to advance sustainable chemical manufacturing, many of which end up in everyday products. The grant, awarded by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, will ...
Updated at 7:17 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 12 A half dozen classical performances and a hoedown are set to take place at the Lawrence Public Library on Friday as part of Kansas Public Radio’s Live Day event. Starting at 9 a.m. and continuing at the top of each hour until approximately 3 p.m., ...
Updated at 3:41 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12 A parade of witnesses on Thursday presented a damning array of evidence against a driver accused of fatally striking a KU student with his truck and then fleeing the scene. After the two and a half hours of testimony, Judge Stacey Donovan ordered the ...
The remaining defendant in the shooting that killed one teenager and injured another at the Jayhawk Cafe in January has pleaded not guilty, and his trial has been set for March of next year. Daitron Daniels Strickland entered his plea on Thursday in Douglas County District Court. He's facing ...
