Four candidates filed for Kansas House races in the Douglas County area close to the June 1 deadline, and two of them have turned uncontested general election races into contested ones. Every seat in the Kansas House is up for election this year, and some of the districts in Douglas County ...
Monday was the deadline to file for the 2026 elections in Kansas, which will include contests for governor, a U.S. Senate seat, all four U.S. House seats and every single seat in the Kansas House of Representatives. Three of the five seats on the Douglas County Commission are up for election as ...
First there was a dramatic drop in federal funding for food programs, and now local food banks are feeling the squeeze of high gas prices. Fuel prices have risen significantly since the U.S. began bombing Iran on Feb. 28. In Kansas, the average price per gallon of diesel gasoline, as of May ...
TOPEKA — Kansas legislative leaders on Tuesday approved the governor’s request to extend an emergency declaration in response to three residents who are being monitored for a potential hantavirus infection. Will Lawrence, the governor’s chief of staff, revealed new details about how the ...
Kansas City’s FIFA Fan Festival will take over the National WWI Museum and Memorial lawn in just over two weeks. The free festival is open to the public and will host fans for music, food and football watching over 18 days from June 11-July 11. KC2026, the city’s World Cup planning ...
A portion of I-70 in downtown Topeka will be fully closed starting in June for work on a major construction project. The Kansas Department of Transportation announced in a press release Tuesday that all lanes of I-70 between Topeka Boulevard and Eighth Avenue will close starting on Monday, ...