State and Region

Kansas politicians honor sacrifice of state’s Armed Forces members on Memorial Day

TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly participated in a Memorial Day ceremony at Fort Dodge Veterans Cemetery by honoring fallen service members and taking part in the ribbon cutting for a columbarium memorial wall. She was among Kansas politicians who recognized the commitment of U.S. Armed Forces ...

Jackie Robinson is rebuilt in bronze in Colorado after theft of statue from Kansas park

LOVELAND, Colo. (AP) — As he coated a mold of Jackie Robinson with wax, metalsmith Alex Haines reflected on the extra importance of a project that will soon give the city of Wichita a replacement bronze statue of the baseball icon after thieves brazenly destroyed the original. "Many ...

Kansas clinic temporarily halts abortions after leadership shakeup

A Kansas women's health clinic that has often served as an epicenter of conflict over abortion rights has temporarily stopped offering the procedure, exacerbating a strain on services in one of the few states in the region still allowing abortions. The move this week at the Trust Women clinic ...