Kansas Department of Children and Families

Democratic lawmakers pushed for an investigation following news reports of the deaths of two young children in the state’s foster care system.

Here's a summary of the day's Kansas news headlines from the Associated Press, as compiled by the KPR News Team.

Here's a summary of the day's Kansas news headlines from the Associated Press, as compiled by the KPR News Team.

A northeast Kansas judge, as well as some state lawmakers, are concerned that the Kansas Department of Children and Families may soon require foster care couples to marry.

Critics of the measure say the new rules are mean-spirited, but the Brownback Administration says they're just a part of a plan to move families out of poverty.

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