Did you know spouses of law enforcement officers can't get liquor licenses for their businesses? Legislators are looking at that outdated law and others.
Sheila Albers doesn't understand why an Overland Park police officer shot and killed her son two years ago or why the local prosecutor cleared the officer of wrongdoing.
Sedgwick County Sheriff Jeff Easter was contemplating how to describe for state legislators the growing menace of telemarketers' effective use of technology to thwart caller ID services.
Attorneys for Kansas Appleseed in a new court filing take Gov. Laura Kelly to task for trying to get out of a lawsuit over the treatment of kids in foster care.
A Kansas Department of Commerce official told lawmakers that expanding the scope of STAR bonds would allow the agency to approve public funding for a development project around the University of Kansas Medical Center.
Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab said his preference was to add a constitutional amendment on abortion to August primary ballots, but the state's top election official didn't believe timing of a public vote offered political advantage to either side.
Retired U.S. Army Col. Chris Croft is convinced a 5-year-old Kansas law removing barriers to occupational licensing, certification and registration for military spouses and service members should be broadened to cover anyone moving to the state.
A study by University of Kansas researchers revealed a five-year, $2.9 million state program offering landowners cash to permanently retire water rights in the High Plains Aquifer was effective in high-priority conservation areas.
Kathryn Robb wanted lawmakers to know about the monsters. Her voice rising in volume and urgency, Robb delivered a sermon on the evils of child abuse in a legislative hearing.
Former Kansas Department of Corrections secretary Joe Norwood faces an ethics complaint for taking a job with CoreCivic after negotiating a $362 million contract with the company.
The idea of lifting Kansas' ban on bottle rockets turned out to be a dud, but the plan to allow year-round sales of fireworks is a burst of good news for Brent Aiello.
National and state Democratic groups have filed a lawsuit against Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab over the failure to implement a new law aimed at making it easier to vote.
Larned attorney Ronald Smith said the Kansas Department of Agriculture's loss in a legal challenge of a ban on raw milk advertising inspired the agency to launch a regulatory assault on about four dozen producers who sell unpasteurized milk directly to consumers.
Sen. Randall Hardy declared himself a Dwight Eisenhower Republican, touted his dedication to Medicaid expansion and expressed his serious frustration at
Severe restrictions proposed on vaping and smoking in Kansas met widespread opposition from advocacy groups, retailers and individuals divided on whether the bill goes too far or not far enough.
Osage City resident Jodi Lucke takes it personally when pharmaceutical companies increase the price of insulin in a manner she considers a manifestation of greed.
The Senate Ethics, Elections and Local Government committee heard testimony on a bill that would require all Kansas counties to use paper ballots to count votes.
Jim Seeman lives in the farmhouse he grew up in near Basehor, the place where his parents moved in 1947, and he doesn't like the idea of being swallowed by sprawling urban development.
Gov. Laura Kelly promoted her administration's long-term transportation plan as a tool for restoring the health of Kansas highways and creating communities where talented young people want to live.
The EF4 mile-wide tornado that hammered portions of Douglas and Leavenworth counties in May 2019 damaged dozens of homes and shredded a large number of agriculture buildings.
Iola dairy farmer Steve Strickler grew up drinking raw milk from the family's cows, but joined other Kansas Dairy Association members urging adoption of a state law banning the sale of unpasteurized milk for human consumption.
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