Kansas City, Mo. — The Big 12 Conference will be in some uncharted territory this upcoming men's basketball season. The conference currently has five of the preseason top 10 teams, leading to a belief among pundits and coaches that it is the premier basketball conference in the country. “I ...

In all likelihood, Democratic Party voters in the 1st Douglas County Commission District will elect a new county commissioner Tuesday. Three candidates — Patrick Kelly, John Magnuson and Leslie Soden — are vying for the Democratic nomination for the 1st District seat that represents most ...

TOPEKA – This year’s race for governor features contested races in both political parties, something that hasn’t happened in Kansas since 1994. On the Democratic side, three major candidates are vying for the nomination — Sen. Laura Kelly, of Topeka; former Rep. and former Agriculture ...

TOPEKA - Republican voters in eastern Kansas will decide Tuesday who their candidate will be in the 2nd District congressional race. It is a district that leans Republican and has been occupied the last 10 years by Republican U.S. Rep. Lynn Jenkins, of Topeka, who is stepping away from ...

Douglas County Clerk Jamie Shew says advance voting for this year's primary elections has been steady and near normal. “We’re just a little ahead of the primary two years ago, but not by a lot,” he said. “We’re not seeing a huge turnout above normal. We have had a lot of phone calls ...

As the Aug. 7 primary elections in Kansas draw near, much of the advertising money and media attention will be focused on races for governor, congressional seats and other statewide offices. But there are other primary races further down the ballot that are also important for the future of ...