TOPEKA — An attorney representing Mickel Cherry in the rape and murder of a 5-year-old Topeka girl asserted in a court document Friday that Kansas’ child welfare agency and the Shawnee County District Attorney’s Office missed opportunities to intervene and possibly save her life. Cherry, ...

TOPEKA — The Kansas State Board of Education and Attorney General Kris Kobach have been fighting about whether Kansas should drop a ban on discrimination against persons based on sexual orientation or gender identity from public school district contracts tied to federally funded nutrition ...

TOPEKA — Most members of the Kansas State Board of Education voted to increase their pay to equal state legislators, which was commonplace until legislators doubled their pay this year, leaving board members behind. In a 9-1 vote on Tuesday, the board approved a request for around $126,000 ...

TOPEKA — The Kansas Corporation Commission gave Evergy the go-ahead to build two natural gas plants and a new solar plant, over the objections of multiple parties. Evergy Kansas Central customers will see bills increase about 8.6% to build the new plants, KCC filings said. EKC, the ...

Kansas legislative leaders decided on Monday to give the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals an extra six months to reach deals with the state on potential new stadiums. The organizations now have until the end of the year to take advantage of a tax incentive package designed to lure the teams over ...

ATLANTA — President Donald Trump and other Republicans have long criticized states that take weeks to count their ballots after Election Day. This year has seen a flurry of activity to address it. Part of Trump's executive order on elections, signed in March but held up by lawsuits, takes ...