Emporia — An expected $100 million-plus increase in the price of the University of Kansas’ football stadium and campus gateway project produced no worries for the Kansas Board of Regents on Wednesday. Regents at their monthly meeting at Emporia State University approved a new budget of ...
LAWRENCE — Democratic Douglas County Clerk Jamie Shew spent weeks preparing volunteers to serve at polling places for the recent local elections in Kansas. At the county’s election offices in Lawrence, about a dozen people gathered to get up to speed. Some of the volunteers were ...
TOPEKA — The Kansas secretary of state's office received a letter Tuesday containing what Secretary Scott Schwab called “a suspicious substance." Officials evacuated the building for the rest of the day. Schwab's office serves as the state's top elections authority, and the incident ...
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — Gunfire erupted at a shopping mall near Kansas City on Friday, wounding four people and sending panicked shoppers rushing for shelter. The shooting happened around 2:20 p.m. in the main entrance of the Independence Center, according to Independence police Officer Jack ...
TOPEKA — Nearly a month after a "security incident" with all the hallmarks of a ransomware attack, Kansas judicial officials are slowly renewing public access to court information. But for now, that access requires a trip to the state's capital city. The state's judicial branch on Tuesday ...
MARION — Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody enlisted the support of local and state law enforcement officials in the days before he led raids on the local newspaper office, the publisher’s home and the home of a city councilwoman. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation, Kansas Department of ...