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March 15, 2023

Kansas school choice bill clears major hurdle

The Sunflower Education Equity Act narrowly passed in the Kansas House on Wednesday, getting the school choice legislation one step closer to becoming law.

March 14, 2023

Wichita, Kansas reaches $5M settlement in deadly "swatting" case

The city of Wichita, Kansas, on Tuesday approved a $5 million settlement with the family of Andrew Finch, who was killed by a police officer sent to his home on a hoax call.

March 14, 2023

Kansas officer will not be charged in fatal police shooting of Black man

No criminal charges will be filed against a police officer responsible for the fatal shooting of a Black man at a convenience store. The decision drew criticism from civil rights groups.

March 14, 2023

Railroad officials believe broken wheel the cause of recent Kansas refinery derailment

A train derailed inside the CHS refinery in McPherson, spilling alcohol. Union Pacific officials claim the derailment was caused by a broken wheel.

March 12, 2023

Kansas man died of self-inflicted gunshot following hours-long standoff, gunfire with federal agents

A Kansas man died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after an overnight standoff with agents from the U.S. Marshals Service and the FBI.

March 8, 2023

Kansas City gun dealer to pay $150K settlement in 2020 lawsuit

A gun dealer accused of contributing to surging violence by selling illegal firearms has agreed to pay $150,000 to Kansas City in order to settle the lawsuit.

March 6, 2023

Kansas plan may allow paying disabled workers below minimum wage

A proposal by Kansas legislators would expand a state income tax credit for vendors with disabled employees to ones that pay them below minimum wage.

March 2, 2023

Agency investigating Kansas GOP broke open meetings law, complaint alleges

Two defense attorneys for Kansas Republicans accused of ethics violations have accused the state's ethics commission of violating its open meetings law.

March 2, 2023

Months after Kansas voters affirmed abortion rights, Republican lawmakers propose multiple new laws

Republican lawmakers in Kansas proposed multiple laws to limit abortions at the state legislature's annual session. A statewide vote affirmed abortion rights seven months ago.

March 1, 2023

After 3 KC officers shot, police seek robotics, drone technology to search house

Three Kansas City police officers were shot while executing a search warrant at a home on Wednesday. The officers were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.