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Despite the guilty verdict, Trump remains the Republican nominee for president. Here's how the conviction is already playing out for the campaign.

In a state where every vote matters, both Democratic and Republican campaigns are not only trying to win in counties where they're strongest, they're also trying to lose by less.

Former Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin reveals private conversations with former President Joe Biden and explains his most controversial stances in his new memoir Dead Center: In Defense of Common Sense.

The top Republican in the Kansas Senate wants to revise the law aimed at eliminating the state sales tax on groceries... a company that makes computer chips will open a plant in Burlington... and lawmakers consider a plan to turn off the blinking red lights on wind turbines. Those stories and more... here.

The Senate passes a landmark bill for trying and questioning terrorism suspects, in a 65-34 vote that split along party lines. Final approval of the bill seemed assured earlier in the day Thursday, when an amendment aimed at preserving the right of all detainees to challenge their imprisonment in federal courts was narrowly defeated.

Bernie Sanders may have lost the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination, but he can still draw a crowd in Kansas. About 4,000 people attended a rally in Topeka yesterday (SAT), where Sanders was the keynote speaker at the Kansas Democratic Party's annual state convention.

Lawmakers will likely tackle the state tax code when the Legislature reconvenes in January. The group Kansans for No Income Tax is pushing for eliminating that levy as a way to spur job growth and attract people to the state. Ashley McMillan is the group’s president.00000184-7fa7-d6f8-a1cf-7fa7a61a0000Former Secretary of Revenue Joan Wagnon heads the Kansas Democratic Party. She says eliminating the income tax would either require increases in property and sales taxes, or big cuts to spending on things like education.00000184-7fa7-d6f8-a1cf-7fa7a61a0001Tune in later this hour when we’ll have a full report on the debate over the income tax in Kansas.

This is the third Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup won by Sporting KC in the last six years.

Barring some surprises in the November elections, Kansas government will again be led by Republicans in the coming year. That's hardly new, but the direction of the Republican party is changing significantly, according to Wichita State University political analyst Ed Flentje (FLENN-jee): If GOP conservatives win in the general election, Flentje (FLENN-jee) says the most significant change in Kansas policy is likely to be in public finance, with a move to eliminate the state income tax. He says that such a move would likely require a shift in how public obligations are paid for; they'd have to be financed by sales and property taxes.

Governor Sam Brownback touted job growth in Kansas as he looked back on his first six months in office. At a news conference today (WED), Brownback said more than 3000 new jobs have been created this year. He also pointed to his administration's efforts to streamline and reduce state government. Brownback says the state is headed in the right direction.00000184-7fa7-d6f8-a1cf-7fa79b100000Kansas Democratic Party Chair Joan Wagnon criticized Brownback's assessment and called it "misleading." She says the large economic projects announced in recent months were initiated under the previous governor.