State and Region

Before Panasonic plant’s arrival, De Soto had spent decades preparing for growth

De Soto City Administrator Mike Brungardt says Panasonic is poised to lead his city and the surrounding area into a new era of manufacturing prosperity as electric-vehicle battery production becomes the modern equivalent of the oil booms of 100 years ago. The center of that boom in northeast ...

The police chief who led a raid of a small Kansas newspaper has been suspended

The police chief who led a highly criticized raid of a small Kansas newspaper has been suspended, the mayor confirmed to The Associated Press on Saturday. Marion Mayor Dave Mayfield in a text said he suspended Chief Gideon Cody on Thursday. He declined to discuss his decision further and did ...

Federal agency sues Chipotle after manager allegedly ripped off a Lenexa employee’s hijab

A federal agency has sued the restaurant chain Chipotle, accusing it of religious harassment and retaliation after a manager at a Kansas location forcibly removed an employee's hijab, a headscarf worn by some Muslim women. In a lawsuit filed Wednesday, the Equal Employment Opportunity ...

What a government shutdown would mean for Kansas workers, families and businesses

WICHITA, Kansas — Wide-reaching disruptions could come to Kansas if the federal government shuts down this weekend. An Oct. 1 shutdown would put paychecks on hold for tens of thousands of federal employees across the state. Experts say it could also jeopardize services critical to ...

A spill near a Kansas nature reserve dumped oil and industrial salt water

TOPEKA — About 10 barrels of oil and 1,500 barrels of industrial salt water spilled from an oil pipeline into a creek near the Quivira Wildlife Refuge in central Kansas earlier this month. Rattlesnake Creek runs through the refuge, an important stop for migratory birds. The spill happened ...