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January 19, 2023

KS researcher convicted for lying about China ties gets time served

Former University of Kansas researcher Feng Tao was sentenced to time served by a federal judge who felt his actions — such as lying about work done in China — didn't warrant jail time.

January 19, 2023

Kansas man on trial for threatening congressman cross-examines him in court

Chase Neill, who stands accused of threatening to kill Republican Kansas Rep. Jake LaTurner, attempted to cross-examine the congressman in court Wednesday.

January 18, 2023

Man who threatened Kansas Rep. LaTurner representing self in court

Chase Neill, 32, of Lawrence, Kansas, is acting as his own attorney in a federal court case where he stands accused of repeatedly threatening U.S. Rep. Jake LaTurner.

January 18, 2023

Kansas researcher who hid China ties to be sentenced on felony count

Feng "Franklin" Tao, a former researcher at the University of Kansas, is soon to be sentenced for making false statements related to work he did in China.

January 17, 2023

Trial underway for Kansas man who threatened congressman, claimed to be 'Messiah'

A criminal trial for Chase Neill, 32, of Kansas, who allegedly developed a "fixation" on Rep. Jake LaTurner and called his office threatening to kill him, will begin Tuesday.

January 13, 2023

In Kansas, tensions mount between Democrat governor and GOP legislature over surplus plans

Discrepancies between budget proposals by Democratic Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly and the state's Republican-controlled legislature have begun opening serious political rifts in Topeka.

January 13, 2023

Kansas Gov. Kelly's COVID diagnosis was false positive

Democratic Kansas Governor Laura Kelly's recently-disclosed COVID-19 diagnosis turned out to be a false positive, according to her office. She will return to the Statehouse Friday.

January 12, 2023

New Kansas AG Kobach wants state Supreme Court to reconsider abortion ruling

Republican Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach has requested that the state Supreme Court reconsider a ruling that declared abortion to be a right under the state constitution.

January 11, 2023

Kansas Gov. Kelly COVID positive, State of the State address delayed

Democratic Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly's annual State of the State address will be postponed after her office announced she had tested positive for COVID-19.

January 10, 2023

Following Kansas spill, EPA, pipeline operator reach cleanup deal

The Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday that it had reached a deal with the operator of a Kansas stretch of the Keystone pipeline following a December spill.