State and Region

Opponents speak out against Evergy adding 2 natural gas plants in Kansas

TOPEKA — Stark disagreements on the future of Evergy’s proposal to build two new natural gas plants in Kansas surfaced Monday during opening statements at the beginning of three days of Kansas Corporation Commission hearings. Evergy announced last fall it would build two natural gas plants ...

Leavenworth could become a hub for immigration detention; opposition is mounting

LEAVENWORTH — Nestled into the crook of a wooded two-lane highway on the edge of northeast Kansas, a complex of concrete and barbed wire sits mostly vacant — for now. For over a decade, the Leavenworth Detention Center held federal inmates awaiting trial. But that chapter closed in 2021, ...