April 9, 2024 Oklahoma missing women search: 'More and more challenging' to find them alive, investigators say Oklahoma investigators are still hopeful Tuesday that they can find Veronica Butler and Jilian Kelley alive, but say it is getting "more challenging."
April 5, 2024 Bipartisan group of Kansas lawmakers scrap tax cut plan after deal between Dem governor and GOP leaders After Kansas GOP leaders and Gov. Laure Kelly struck a deal on tax cuts, state lawmakers voted it down. Republicans said the cuts were too few and Democrats said it favored the wealthy.
April 4, 2024 Republicans, pro-life advocates urge Dem governor to sign bill making coercive abortion a felony A Republican-led bill that would make coercive abortion a felony in Kansas is now headed to Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's desk. Violators could face a $5,000 to $10,000 penalty and imprisonment up to 25 years if the coercion is conducted through stalking, human trafficking, blackmail, criminal threat or other criminal offenses.
April 4, 2024 Kansas Republicans use 'power of the purse' to tie up immigration, DEI provisions in budget Kansas Republicans have tied provisions pressuring Democratic Gov. Kelly to restrict diversity initiatives and help Texas secure its border into a budget that is likely to pass.
April 4, 2024 Kansas Democratic governor and Republican leaders strike tax compromise, leaving dissenters on both sides Kansas Republicans wanted to enact a 'flat' tax rate, but faced with the possibility of a veto from Gov. Kelly, came to a compromise to ensure at least some cuts went through.
April 3, 2024 Foul play suspected in disappearance of two women last seen in Oklahoma: officials The Oklahoma State Bureau of investigations is now saying that they suspect "foul play" in the disappearance of two Kansas women traveling through Oklahoma over the weekend.
April 3, 2024 Oklahoma missing women investigation: Lack of answers is 'weighing heavily' on fiancé, husband, pastor says Veronica Butler's pastor tells Fox News that her mysterious disappearance, along with Jilian Kelley, in Oklahoma is "weighing heavily" on their loved ones.
April 3, 2024 ‘No trace’ of two Kansas women missing after drive to Oklahoma, investigators say Fox News senior correspondent Alicia Acuna reports on the search for two Kansas women who vanished while driving to Oklahoma.
April 3, 2024 After Kansas police dog strangled, legislators approve harsher penalties for K-9 killings Kansas lawmakers gave final approval for a bill that would increase the penalties for killing police dogs and horses after the November death of a Wichita police dog.
April 1, 2024 Kansas lawmakers race to reckon with flat tax, DEI disputes before spring break As the Kansas Legislature approaches a three-week-long spring break, lawmakers scramble to address tax cuts, funding for disability services and immigration issues.
