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Emily Fisher/KPRSome Kansas Republican lawmakers push for a complete ban on abortion... the attorney general wants to stiffen penalties for fentanyl distribution... and two people are dead following a high speed crash in Overland Park. Those headlines and more. Here. -
Emily Fisher/KPRKansas lawmakers get busy considering a variety of bills. One would allow parents the ability to safely surrender an infant to a Safe Haven Baby Box... another bill would allow home-schooled children to compete in public high school athletic events. These and other headlines can be found here.
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A gunfight in Dodge City leaves one man dead and three deputies wounded... and Kansas Governor Laura Kelly will deliver her State of the State speech to lawmakers later tonight (TUE). Those stories and more. Here. -
Record-setting lack of rain in 2022 transformed parts of western Kansas into a temporary desert. And it'll take a while for the region's fields, towns and mindsets to recover.
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Tax cut proposals are under review at the Kansas Statehouse... and a GoFundMe account has been established for a Topeka family following a fatal house fire that killed three people, including two children. These stories and more. Here.
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The Shawnee Tribe says the state of Kansas should give up ownership of the historic Native American boarding school in Fairway. But this week, the Kaw Nation made an argument that they — as the original inhabitants of the land — should have a say in who controls the site.
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The Division of the Child Advocate was created in 2021 to oversee the child welfare system. Its most recent annual report is the most detailed case breakdown in the young agency's existence.
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A federal jury quickly found a man guilty of making threats against U.S. Rep. Jake LaTurner ...a former researcher accused of concealing work he did in China while employed by the University of Kansas was sentenced Wednesday to time served and two years of supervised release... and the Kansas Department of Commerce is asking lawmakers to extend a financial incentive program. Details on these stories and more can be found in our daily news roundup.
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After the deadly bird flu hit egg-producing flocks, the supply of eggs shrank dramatically. That’s led to historically high prices for consumers.
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A former University of Kansas researcher was sentenced Wednesday to time served. Prosecutors say Feng "Franklin" Tao concealed work he did for China while employed by KU. That story and other area headlines can be found here.
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Trial begins for a Lawrence man accused of threatening to kill a Kansas congressman... rain and snow are headed for parts of the state... and somebody won more than a billion dollars in the Mega Millions lottery, but it wasn't you. (It was someone in Maine.) Those stories and more. Here.
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It's Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Most banks and many businesses are closed. Here's a summary of area news headlines from he KPR news crew.
