TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is poised to require pornography websites to verify visitors are adults, a move that would follow Texas and a handful of other states despite concerns about privacy and how broadly the law could be applied.
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 EPA said Kansas' environmental agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers also will continue to inspect the area for the next five years or 'until it is determined that monitoring is no longer ne
Senate President Ty Masterson and House Speaker Dan Hawkins oppose Medicaid expansion. Their deception is both a wildly inaccurate portrayal of uninsured Kansas who could benefit from Medicaid expansion.
About a quarter of the United States’s irrigated cropland sits on top of the Ogallala Aquifer in the Great Plains. But water levels are dropping, and states are taking different approaches to monitoring how much groundwater irrigators are pumping out.
Joan Farr's presidential campaign hinged on support from the actor Keanu Reeves — but after $9,000 in Bitcoin transfers, she reached the conclusion that she had been scammed by a CIA poser.
The police chief who led a highly criticized raid of a small Kansas newspaper has been suspended. Marion Mayor Dave Mayfield on Saturday confirmed to The Associated Press that he suspended Chief Gideon Cody this week.
With a federal shutdown looming as Congress appears unable to pass a temporary funding bill, hundreds of thousands of government employees are likely to start missing paychecks starting next week....
A new labor report revealed the current annual rate of degree and certificate completion at Kansas colleges and universities would be insufficient to meet anticipated growth in demand.
The artifacts were thought to be made between 200 B.C. and 200 A.D. and come from the Nazca region in Peru. They come from a collection that the Miami County Historical Society and Museum received five years ago from a Kansas City couple's trust.
The crew on board includes NASA’s Loral O’Hara, a University of Kansas graduate and former research engineer at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Cities across Kansas will be receiving part of $22 million in funding to improve intersections and state highways as part of the Kansas Department of Transportation’s City Connecting Link Improvement Program (CCLIP).
Kansas moves to join Texas and other states in requiring porn sites to verify people’s ages (apnews.com)
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is poised to require pornography websites to verify visitors are adults, a move that would follow Texas and a handful of other states despite concerns about privacy and how broadly the law could be applied.
Statehouse scraps: GOP leaders' tax bill lavishes top 20% of Kansas earners with 70% of benefits - Kansas Reflector (kansasreflector.com)
The majestic halls of the Kansas Statehouse echoed this week with downright mendacious chatter about taxes.
'Historic tax relief': Kansas House advances flat tax plan to governor - Kansas Reflector (kansasreflector.com)
Republicans in the Kansas House of Representatives sent a sweeping flat tax plan to Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly.
Expand Medicaid, fund schools: Kansas governor outlines goals in State of the State speech (kansaspublicradio.org)
Democratic Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly outlined her proposals on everything from taxes to child care in the annual address.
Kansas school district that forced Native American boy to cut hair changes dress code policy - Kansas Reflector (kansasreflector.com)
A Girard dress code policy that led to the forced cutting of an 8-year-old Native American boy’s hair has been rescinded.
With boost from federal dollars, Kansas passenger train route set to become reality - Kansas Reflector (kansasreflector.com)
An influx of federal infrastructure dollars will allow Kansas cities to join a long-running train route between Oklahoma and Texas.
Kansas Attorney General to appeal ruling blocking abortion rules, including a 24-hour waiting period (www.kmuw.org)
Attorney General Kris Kobach is appealing a state judge’s ruling that has blocked enforcement of multiple abortion restrictions.
'I'm not real proud': St. Marys public library gets new lease by removing LGBTQ books for kids - Kansas Reflector (kansasreflector.com)
The public library in the religion-dominated city of St. Marys has managed to hang onto its lease by the removal of LGBTQ books.
Kansas officials downplayed involvement in Marion raid. Here's what they knew. - Kansas Reflector (kansasreflector.com)
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.
Cleanup is done on a big Kansas oil spill on the Keystone system, the company and EPA say (www.kake.com)
The EPA said Kansas' environmental agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers also will continue to inspect the area for the next five years or 'until it is determined that monitoring is no longer ne
Kansas judge blocks 24-hour waiting period for women seeking abortions (www.kmuw.org)
The temporary injunction also puts state-mandated counseling and a new abortion pill 'reversal' law on hold.
Legislative leaders spread biased tropes about disabled Kansans in crusade against Medicaid - Kansas Reflector (kansasreflector.com)
Senate President Ty Masterson and House Speaker Dan Hawkins oppose Medicaid expansion. Their deception is both a wildly inaccurate portrayal of uninsured Kansas who could benefit from Medicaid expansion.
Most Kansans support expanding Medicaid, abortion rights, new survey finds (www.kmuw.org)
Nearly 55% of Republicans support expanding Medicaid, according to a new poll from Fort Hays State University.
As aquifer levels decline in the Great Plains, states weigh the need to meter irrigation wells (www.kmuw.org)
About a quarter of the United States’s irrigated cropland sits on top of the Ogallala Aquifer in the Great Plains. But water levels are dropping, and states are taking different approaches to monitoring how much groundwater irrigators are pumping out.
How a fake Keanu Reeves convinced a Kansas woman to abandon her dream of being president - Kansas Reflector (kansasreflector.com)
Joan Farr's presidential campaign hinged on support from the actor Keanu Reeves — but after $9,000 in Bitcoin transfers, she reached the conclusion that she had been scammed by a CIA poser.
The police chief who led a raid of a small Kansas newspaper has been suspended (apnews.com)
The police chief who led a highly criticized raid of a small Kansas newspaper has been suspended. Marion Mayor Dave Mayfield on Saturday confirmed to The Associated Press that he suspended Chief Gideon Cody this week.
Marshall to federal employees on brink of shutdown: ‘We all have to, you know, sacrifice’ (www.kansascity.com)
With a federal shutdown looming as Congress appears unable to pass a temporary funding bill, hundreds of thousands of government employees are likely to start missing paychecks starting next week....
Top Kansas Republicans push flat tax proposal, pan Medicaid expansion - Kansas Reflector (kansasreflector.com)
The top Republicans in the State Legislature announced they will resurrect a massive flat tax plan in the upcoming legislative session.
Kansas faces shortfall of 34,000 college-educated workers through 2030 (www.kake.com)
A new labor report revealed the current annual rate of degree and certificate completion at Kansas colleges and universities would be insufficient to meet anticipated growth in demand.
A rural Kansas town returns invaluable pre-Columbian artifact to Peru: 'The right thing to do' (www.kmuw.org)
The artifacts were thought to be made between 200 B.C. and 200 A.D. and come from the Nazca region in Peru. They come from a collection that the Miami County Historical Society and Museum received five years ago from a Kansas City couple's trust.
Kansas will no longer change trans people's birth certificates to reflect their gender identities (www.kmuw.org)
The state health department's says a new law prevents the state from legally recognizing those identities.
Get pranked, losers. (startrek.website)
KU grad turned NASA astronaut launches to space station (www.kake.com)
The crew on board includes NASA’s Loral O’Hara, a University of Kansas graduate and former research engineer at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts
Cities across Kansas to receive $22m for highway improvements (www.ksnt.com)
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Cities across Kansas will be receiving part of $22 million in funding to improve intersections and state highways as part of the Kansas Department of Transportation’s City Connecting Link Improvement Program (CCLIP).
USDA invests nearly $50 million into water infrastructure in rural Kansas (www.kmuw.org)
Four towns and one county have received funding to upgrade their water and wastewater infrastructure, an urgent need across much of the rural U.S.