TOPEKA — The state of Kansas’ credit rating upgrade from stable to positive by a leading financial research firm set off a scramble among politicians claiming responsibility for the improved outlook. Gov. Laura Kelly, a Democrat, said the adjustment by Moody’s Investors Service was ...
TOPEKA — Kansas governor candidate Philip Sarnecki wants fellow Republicans to call a special session of the Legislature to address the state’s property tax crisis. Sarnecki, a businessman seeking the GOP nomination in August, said the Legislature’s failure to find consensus during ...
The legal battle over mailing the abortion drug mifepristone is affecting clinics in Kansas, where medication abortions are by far the most common method. The most recent data from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment shows more than 70% of abortions in 2024 were by ...
Police officers were looking for the occupants of a black Nissan on Saturday after an early morning fight outside Replay Lounge led to gunfire according to a social media post by the Lawrence Police Department. A fight broke out at the bar just before 2 a.m., and one man pulled out a gun and ...
Mental health concerns have been a constant focus in public health and day-to-day life in the country in recent years — and it is not going away. Nearly one in five Americans report having or being treated for depression in the first quarter of 2026, according to Gallup polling. The total ...
One member calls for a Presidential Medal of Freedom for a baker who refused to create a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. Another calls for court interventions by the Department of Justice on behalf of Amish parents fighting New York vaccine requirements and Catholic nuns challenging that ...
