WASHINGTON COUNTY, Kansas — It’s been almost two months since the Keystone pipeline erupted on a December night and crude oil rained down upon several acres of native prairie and cropland and coated more than 3 miles of Mill Creek in a toxic sheen. Canadian company TC Energy says it has ...

TOPEKA — Kansas has struck a deal with a Wichita company to build a $1.8 billion semiconductor manufacturing plant, but it hinges on the company securing federal money by later this year. Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly announced on Thursday a deal with Integra Technologies to build the plant in ...

A University of Kansas professor is one of the leaders creating a new international center to predict and prevent the next bird flu pandemic. A. Townsend Peterson, a distinguished professor in ecology and evolutionary biology, was part of a team that received an approximately $1 million grant ...

The Dole Institute of Politics has announced a spring schedule of events that includes the former president of Kosovo, a popular NPR radio host and a special series that examines the roles of first ladies in presidential administrations. Former Kosovo President Atifete Jahjaga will give an ...

U.S. Rep Tracey Mann, who represents Kansas' 1st Congressional District, will host a town hall next week in Lawrence. The public event, billed as a listening tour, will take place at 8:30 a.m. Monday at the Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. Lawrence, before the recent congressional ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The new $1.5 billion Kansas City International Airport will officially open Feb. 28, with a Southwest flight to Chicago Midway International Airport at 5 a.m. as the first flight out, city and airport officials said. At more than 1 million square feet, the single-terminal ...