State and Region

Chiefs, Royals get more time to decide on Kansas stadiums

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 ...

Sen. Moran says he protected funding for Kansas hospitals; health care advocates disagree

Kansas Republican Sen. Jerry Moran is hailing the passage of a budget bill that makes drastic cuts to Medicaid after he made changes that he said will protect Kansas hospitals from the effect of the cuts. But health care stakeholders argue it’s not enough to keep some state hospitals from ...

The Kansas River used to be a dumping ground; these kayakers are helping to clean it

Dawn Buehler spent her childhood helping out on the family farm in De Soto, next to the Kansas River. But when her chores were done, the river beckoned. She and her family would canoe and fish. Sometimes they would camp on a sandbar. “You felt like you were in the last wild place in ...