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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.

March 1, 2023

Kansas school district: gender identity can be kept from parents, avoiding preferred pronouns can cause death

A school district in Kansas was discovered to have a gender support plan that appears to show a student's gender identity can be kept from their parents

February 28, 2023

Kansas man gets 25 years for shooting at police during Floyd demonstration

Henry Parker, 30, of Wichita, Kansas, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for shooting at police during a protest over the death of George Floyd.

February 27, 2023

Kansas man who claims he was set up by police will be released on parole in 4 months

A Kansas man who claimed he was set up in a 1997 murder will be released on parole in four months. Man alleges detectives coerced their uncle into identifying him as shooter.

February 27, 2023

More than a dozen injured as 9 tornadoes reported across Oklahoma, Kansas

A series of severe storms and tornadoes that were reported in Oklahoma and Kansas have left more than a dozen people injured, officials say.