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April 24, 2023

Kansas nonprofit provides 'Keepsake Sets' to honor 'angel' babies: Family grief 'matters'

Project Robby, a Kansas-based nonprofit, provides Keepsake Kits and Bereavement Kits to parents of "angel babies." The inspiration for the nonprofit is Robby Smith, who passed away in 2012.

April 21, 2023

Kansas sets March 2024 presidential primary date

Democratic Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Friday authorized a proposal scheduling primary elections for March 19, 2024, in lieu of caucuses or conventions dictated by political parties.

April 20, 2023

Kansas Gov. Kelly vetoes trans bathroom, youth sex change bans

Democratic Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed GOP-backed bills mandating people use gender-specific accommodations according to biological sex and banning transgender procedures for minors.

April 20, 2023

Kansas to give voters 3 days after polls close to return mail-in ballots

Republicans in Kansas proposed a bill that would eliminate the grace period for mail in ballots. The bill was vetoed and there will still be a three-day grace period.

April 19, 2023

Kansas Gov. Kelly vetoes second bill to regulate abortion

Democratic Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Wednesday vetoed legislation that would have mandated that clinics inform patients that medication abortion can be stopped.

April 19, 2023

Roger Marshall: Secretary Mayorkas has been derelict in his duties

Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., on floating a no-confidence vote for DHS Secretary Mayorkas and a Senate report that suggests China Wuhan lab had two leaks.

April 13, 2023

6 charged in scheme to fly contraband-carrying drones into Kansas prison

Six people have been indicted in a contraband trafficking scheme that allegedly employed the use of drones to transport drugs, tobacco and cell phones.

April 12, 2023

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly signs bill raising legal age to buy tobacco to 21

Kansas is raising the legal age to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21. The bill received bipartisan support in the legislature in March, and Gov. Laura Kelly signed the bill on Tuesday.

April 11, 2023

Kansas ex-officer accused of sexually assaulting 10 women pleads guilty

Former Hutchinson, Kansas police officer Todd Allen pleaded guilty Tuesday to 17 felony charges for sexual assaults committed against 10 victims, at least one of whom was underage.

April 11, 2023

Kansas dad convicted of murder for letting toddler starve while blackout drunk

Jeffrey J. Exon of Topeka, Kansas, was convicted of murder after his two-year-old daughter, Aurora, died of malnutrition as he remained passed out from intoxication for days on end.