The names of nine nominees to replace retired Judge Sally Pokorny as a Douglas County District Court judge were announced Friday afternoon. Pokorny, who presided over Division 2 and primarily heard felony criminal cases, retired on April 10 after 17 years on the bench. The 7th Judicial ...
Updated at 4:33 p.m. on Friday, May 29, 2026. Monday is the deadline to file for 2026's County Commission and Kansas House elections, and a handful of candidates in Douglas County either have no opponent yet or will only be opposed in the primary elections. Every seat in the Kansas House is ...
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 ...
TOPEKA — President Donald Trump endorsed Senate President Ty Masterson on Sunday in the Republican primary for Kansas governor. Trump posted to Truth Social the 20-year member of the Kansas Legislature was a “fantastic candidate” and would perform well in the state Trump carried in ...
TOPEKA — Demise of the No Labels Kansas political party was inevitable after it neglected to fulfill the organization’s central objective when formed in January 2024 to nominate candidates for U.S. president and vice president. The failure of No Labels Kansas to field candidates for any ...
TOPEKA — Four Johnson County public school districts want to sue the state of Kansas for more than 15 years of inadequate special education funding. The districts formed the Kansas Public School Funding Coalition and are seeking legal counsel, they announced in a Wednesday press release. The ...