Story updated at 6:50 p.m. Wednesday, April 30: The KU Endowment Association is restructuring potentially millions of dollars in scholarships to meet new Trump administration requirements related to diversity, equity and inclusion, the Journal-World has learned. The restructuring — which ...

TOPEKA — New legislation may make it more difficult for public health officials to manage a measles outbreak, which has increased by nine cases. Measles cases in Kansas jumped from 37 to 46 over the past week, with all cases located in southwest counties, according to Kansas Department of ...

Story updated at 4:12 p.m. Tuesday, April 29: Federal cuts to AmeriCorps mean 10 active projects in Kansas have been terminated, affecting more than 200 AmeriCorps volunteers across the state. Nonprofits in Douglas County say it will cause “severe damage,” with 80 positions being cut and a ...

With questions swirling about the management of the Pentagon, a former U.S. Secretary of Defense will be delivering remarks on Wednesday in Lawrence. Robert Gates, who served as defense secretary under both George W. Bush and Barack Obama, will be the keynote speaker at a University of Kansas ...

Kansas will see about 80% fewer affordable housing projects in the coming year, a top Lawrence builder predicted after Gov. Laura Kelly signed a bill that limits tax credits for the developments. “What I can tell you is we are (expletive,)" Tony Krsnich, developer of multiple affordable ...

TOPEKA — With three dozen confirmed cases of measles in southwest Kansas, Gov. Laura Kelly said Tuesday that it's important for children and adults to be vaccinated and for people with symptoms to stay away from public places. On March 13, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment ...