TOPEKA — Central Christian Academy and Atchison County Community Schools serve distinct K-12 populations, but superintendents of both oppose a proposed mandate by the Kansas Legislature to force private and public schools to ban personal cellphones and other electronic devices during school ...
TOPEKA — Parents, first responders and educators are urging lawmakers to require schools to stock naloxone and provide fentanyl prevention education to prevent overdoses and deaths. House Bill 2489 would combine education and resources with the goal of preventing youth fentanyl-related ...
University of Kansas students who get their health insurance through a special program overseen by the Kansas Board of Regents are expected to see their premiums rise slightly next school year. The Board of Regents at its meeting on Wednesday is being asked to approve premium increases of a ...
TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly put a signature to a bundled law enforcement bill Friday elevating consequences for conviction of buying sexual relations, misuse of a laser pointer and crimes of vehicle and gift-card theft. The legislation was a holdover from the 2025 legislative session that ...
TOPEKA — For many trans Kansans and allied activists, Friday wasn’t their first time in the state Capitol building in Topeka. Years of commitment to the cause led to the day’s event, which organizers called a “pee-in.” A group of about 50 people gathered in the Statehouse to ...
TOPEKA — When Giulia Bonaminio was treated for cancer by her students at the University of Kansas Medical Center, she didn’t care about their grades. “As a patient, what mattered most to me wasn’t a grade on a transcript but whether they demonstrated sound clinical judgment, clear ...