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June 26, 2023

Montana Republican lawmakers reportedly received suspicious letters with mysterious white powder

Republican lawmakers in Montana said they received mail that contained suspicious white powder amid a string of similar mailings in two other states.

June 24, 2023

Kansas AG moves to block changing sex on birth certificates

Republican Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is seeking to end the state's obligation to alter residents' birth certificates to match gender transitions.

June 21, 2023

Feds charge Kansas man over threats to shoot up Nashville Pride festival

A Hoisington, Kansas resident has been brought up on federal charges for online threats claiming he would construct bombs and execute a mass shooting at a Nashville Pride festival.

June 21, 2023

Former Kansas sheriff's deputy involved in beanbag shooting death stripped of peace certification

A former sheriff's deputy in southern Kansas has had his peace officer certification revoked after shooting and killing a man with a defective beanbag.

June 20, 2023

Kansas delays abortion pill law pending court decision

Kansas officials have agreed to refrain from enforcing a physician disclosure requirement for abortion-inducing drugs pending the outcome of a lawsuit challenging the measure.

June 19, 2023

Total number of powder-laced letters sent to Kansas officials believed to be over 100

About 100 letters containing suspicious white powder are now believed to have been sent to politicians and public officials across Kansas.

June 17, 2023

More than 70 letters containing 'suspicious' white powder sent to Kansas lawmakers, officials, FBI says

The FBI and multiple state agencies are investigating after dozens of Kansas lawmakers and officials reported receiving letters containing a suspicious white powder.

June 16, 2023

Kansas man jailed for walking into hospital, raping 3 women

A 28-year-old Wichita, Kansas man, whose identity has yet to be released, has been arrested for raping three women at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis.

June 14, 2023

Kansas insurance commissioner reveals breast cancer diagnosis

Two-term Republican Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt announced Wednesday that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer, and will continue working while being treated.

June 14, 2023

Kansas doctor dies saving his daughter from drowning on Colorado raft trip

A tragic incident unfolded on the Arkansas River in Colorado as a Kansas doctor saved his daughter from being trapped under their overturned raft, sacrificing his own life in the process.