TOPEKA — Kansas officials issued a public notice after testing confirmed the invasive Asian longhorned tick was identified in Franklin County and posed an emerging threat to animal and human health. It was the first known detection in Kansas of the prolific tick, which afflicts wildlife, ...
TOPEKA — Kansas’ health ranking had one of the steepest declines in the nation in the past 30 years, according to a study that sought to identify potential reasons and fixes for the state’s downward slide. One hundred experts determined that Kansas’ lack of a coherent policy agenda, ...
A company with a vision of installing “discreet, bespoke,” small, nuclear reactors 1 mile underground for data centers and other electricity-hungry industries plans to put its first reactors in Kansas, Texas and Utah. Deep Fission, which says its technology could meet the “explosive ...
TOPEKA — The Kansas Bureau of Investigation seized hundreds of pounds of marijuana and tens of thousands of pre-rolled joints, THC vapes and edibles during raids last week at 18 retail stores across Kansas. KBI director Tony Mattivi and Attorney General Kris Kobach announced the raids while ...
Nicole Forsythe thought she was doing the right thing when she agreed to accept cases for indigent criminal defendants in Wyandotte County in 2022, helping out because there was a shortage of attorneys willing to do what is difficult and often underpaid work. Then, in fall 2023, security ...
DE SOTO — This small town is moving forward with plans for major developments even though Panasonic may delay full production at its new electric vehicle battery plant. The newest developments include plans for hundreds of housing options with apartments, homes and a hotel, in addition to ...