State Government

Kansas lawmakers say guns shouldn’t be blamed in spiking youth suicide rates

TOPEKA — Though firearm deaths make up a significant amount of youth suicides in the state, lawmakers on a mental health committee rejected recommendations for gun safety measures, asking instead to look at social media and the internet. “We need to focus not so much on the tool as we do ...

University Press of Kansas hires new director to run Lawrence-based publishing house

A longtime executive in the publishing world — including with the large book publisher HarperCollins — has been named the next director of the University Press of Kansas. Timothy Paulson has been appointed to the top position at the Lawrence-based publishing house, which serves KU and the ...