1+ hour, 7+ min ago  (915+ words) Finalists for a vacancy on the Kansas Supreme Court are prepared to campaign in direct elections if voters in August decide to amend the Kansas Constitution. The six current justices, starting back row left, are Melissa Taylor Standridge, K. J. Wall and…...

2+ hour, 7+ min ago  (323+ words) TOPEKA " Corporate income tax collections in Kansas have almost halved since last year, while other sources trend above estimates, according to a new state revenue report. At the end of May, tax collections totaled nearly $704 million, which was $42. 5 million or…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (772+ words) LAWRENCE " After Jamie Miller underwent irreversible gender-affirming surgery and obtained a court order in 2014 recognizing her female gender, her driver's license was invalidated under a new Kansas law. But not all transgender Kansans' driver's licenses have been invalidated. The Kansas…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (604+ words) TOPEKA " Kris Van Meteren and David Miller submitted paperwork to represent the No Labels Kansas political party in bids for statewide office. Van Meteren sought affirmation of his nomination for secretary of state, while Miller requested his candidacy for insurance…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (425+ words) TOPEKA " U. S. Rep. Sharice Davids expressed frustration Friday with the National Weather Service's failure in the last month to launch three-fourths of the balloons typically sent aloft in Kansas to assess atmospheric conditions and assist with weather forecasting. Davids, a Democrat…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (243+ words) TOPEKA " Kansas officials offered a combined $90, 000 in payouts to settle lawsuits from two former state employees who alleged the state discriminated and retaliated against them. The State Finance Council on Wednesday approved agreements to pay a former state hospital employee…...

2+ week, 16+ hour ago  (408+ words) TOPEKA " The Kroger Co. , which operates Dillons stores in Kansas, will pay a $2. 5 million penalty for failing to properly manage refrigerant chemicals used in its 2, 700 stores, in violation of the Clean Air Act." Kroger failed to properly use ozone-depleting refrigerants…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (242+ words) The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is a free, confidential hotline available 24/7 for individuals in crisis or those looking to help someone else. To speak with a certified listener, call or text 988 or visit 988lifeline. org. TOPEKA " A Wichita organization created an…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (933+ words) TOPEKA " A few spaces are exempt from Kansas" new bathroom law that requires people to use the facilities in government buildings that match their sex assigned at birth, Attorney General Kris Kobach said in an opinion he released Wednesday. Kobach…...

3+ week, 16+ hour ago  (869+ words) TOPEKA " Three Kansans who came into close "high risk" contact with a person who has confirmed Andes hantavirus are being monitored by state and federal officials. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said in a Tuesday news release that…...