TOPEKA — Five measles cases reported in Kansas are related to out-of-state travel, health authorities said Thursday. “As of right now, we are not seeing the larger community transmission we saw back in 2025, but we will refrain from venturing a guess as to whether that will change,” ...
TOPEKA — Federal immigration officials subjected southwest Kansas to a “wanton abuse of power,” Gov. Laura Kelly said, and she pledged to union members that she would work to restore immigrants’ sense of belonging and security. Kelly spoke at a United Food and Commercial Workers ...
Deep Fission, the company planning a one-mile underground nuclear reactor in Parsons, Kansas, has passed a regulatory milestone, but at the same time is facing new financial questions. A financial research organization has raised questions about the viability of the project. Then, four ...
TOPEKA — Cindy Holscher and Ty Masterson sat about 20 feet apart on the floor of the Kansas Senate on the final day of the 2025 legislative session as they voted for the bill granting a 20-year state and local sales tax exemption to developers of massive data centers. In 18th months since a ...
It is the ugliest scoreboard in America — which makes sense given that it is measuring politicians. Recent public polling by the Pew Research Center shows that 58% of Americans view the Republican Party unfavorably and 59% view the Democratic Party unfavorably. The scoreboard sucks not only ...
TOPEKA — The state of Kansas collected $147 million more in taxes than anticipated during the first quarter of the fiscal year as income, sales and excise revenue exceeded expectations by a combined 6.1%, state officials reported. Fiscal analysts predicted revenue from corporate and business ...