3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (718+ words) TOPEKA — As Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s final term wanes, groups against the death penalty are pushing her to commute the death sentences of nine men convicted of capital murder in Kansas, favoring life in prison without the possibility of parole....

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (422+ words) TOPEKA — The withdrawal of two Kansas House candidates from the November general election requires Republican officials to promptly select replacement nominees. Rep. Clarke Sanders, the incumbent Salina Republican, had his name removed Wednesday from the 69th District ballot due to medical…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1100+ words) TOPEKA — A Lawrence pharmacy is losing revenue under a bipartisan law that holds the pharmacy industry to new standards of transparency. That is what Will Anderson, owner of Orchards Pharmacy, expected when he fought for the passage of Senate Bill…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (753+ words) OLATHE — Candidates for governor fielded business and economic questions Thursday, exchanging barbs about the “property tax crisis,” encouraging economic growth and steps to filling workforce needs. The Kansas Chamber hosted the forum, giving candidates seven minutes to answer questions asked…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1312+ words) Sometimes the flat expanse of corn fields in western Kansas are momentarily interrupted by a dairy farm. Over the last couple decades, Kansas has hopped on the dairy train and those farms are becoming bigger and more common. Major companies…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (329+ words) In the Dust Bowl states, it helped stave off starvation for residents who were trying to tough out the drought and keep their farms and towns alive. The WPA built roads, libraries, swimming pools, schools, band shells, and other structures…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (649+ words) TOPEKA — Kansas’ major U.S. Senate candidates are making their opponent’s vacation home a political sticking point as they pick apart each others’ histories and challenge their debate prowess before they have even appeared on a stage together. The Rev....

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (321+ words) TOPEKA — From Lebanon, Kansas, the geographic center of the contiguous United States, the Rev. Adam Hamilton began his general election campaign for U.S. Senate. Before launching on Tuesday his debut general election ad, Hamilton visited Lebanon, a physical embodiment of…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (321+ words) TOPEKA — From Lebanon, Kansas, the geographic center of the contiguous United States, the Rev. Adam Hamilton began his general election campaign for U.S. Senate. Before launching on Tuesday his debut general election ad, Hamilton visited Lebanon, a physical embodiment of…...