Kansas 5 days ago Kansas to pay $1M in suit over 7-year-old who was tortured, fed to pigs Kansas will pay $1 million to settle a lawsuit over the 2015 murder of Adrian Jones, who was tortured by his father and stepmother before being fed to pigs.
Missouri 5 days ago Kansas, Missouri brace for baseball-sized 'gorilla hail' as storms approach Volatile weather is expected to sweep over parts of Kansas and Missouri on Wednesday night, with the potential for so-called "gorilla hail" being reported.
Politics 6 days ago Kansas judge rules keeping biological sex on IDs does not harm transgender people Kansas Judge Teresa Watson kept in place an existing ruling she decided in July 2023 to prohibit the Department of Revenue from allowing individuals to change their biological sex on ID cards.
Kansas 6 days ago Kansas judge says transgender rights not violated by state's refusal to change sex on driver's licenses A Kansas judge sided with Attorney General Kris Kobach in ruling that transgender rights are not violated by refusing to change sex on driver's licenses.
Kansas March 6 Phoenix senior charged in Kansas with 1982 cold case murder A 75-year-old Phoenix man has been arrested and brought to Kansas on charges that he killed Hutchinson resident Michael McKeown in 1982.
LIFESTYLE February 21 Kansas fisherman's crappie record removed after steel weights are found in fish's stomach A Kansas fisherman's record was nullified by the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks after officials found steel weights in the stomach of the white crappie fish.
Kansas City Chiefs February 15 Veteran details chasing down Kansas City Chiefs parade shooter, credits military training, 'guardian angels' Lifelong Chiefs fan and Navy veteran Tony Janssens sprang into action when gunfire rang out at the parade, chasing down a shooter through the crowd.
Kansas February 14 Kansas lawmakers consider increasing penalties for harming police dogs Kansas legislators are considering a bill to increase penalties for harming or killing police dogs. The bill is a response to the death of Bane, a police dog in Wichita.
Kansas February 8 Kansas lawmakers approve 93% pay raise for themselves starting next year Kansas is poised to significantly increase the pay for state legislators, nearly doubling their compensation. The raise would bring their total pay to almost $58,000.
Mammals February 7 PETA targets Kansas merry-go-round maker over animal-themed carousels Animal rights organization PETA implored a Kansas-based amusement company to stop their production of animal-themed carousels.