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

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.

Following Kansas spill, EPA, pipeline operator reach cleanup deal

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.

US Supreme Court refuses to hear appeals from 'Wichita massacre'

January 9, 2023

US Supreme Court refuses to hear appeals from 'Wichita massacre'

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the appeals of two brothers convicted in Kansas' "Wichita massacre" in 2000. The brothers accused one another of carrying out the crimes.

Kansas Gov. Kelly to begin 2nd term, Trump-allied AG Kobach returns to statewide office

January 9, 2023

Kansas Gov. Kelly to begin 2nd term, Trump-allied AG Kobach returns to statewide office

Democratic Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly will be sworn in for her second term Monday, as will Trump-aligned Attorney General-elect Kris Kobach, a Republican.

Kansas Bureau of Investigation probe homicide at prison

January 9, 2023

Kansas Bureau of Investigation probe homicide at prison

The Kansas Bureau of Investigation has probed a homicide at the Lansing Correctional Facility. Prison guards found a 62-year-old inmate strangled to death in his cell.

1 dead, 2 injured in MO police chase

January 9, 2023

1 dead, 2 injured in MO police chase

A passenger in a vehicle struck by a suspect fleeing police was killed, and both drivers were injured in a Kansas City, Missouri, police chase early Sunday morning.

Case against Kansas day care worker accused of killing 9-month-old boy dropped

January 6, 2023

Case against Kansas day care worker accused of killing 9-month-old boy dropped

Kansas' Douglas County District Attorney's Office dropped their prosecution of Carrody Buchhorn, a day care worker whose 2018 conviction over the death of a 9-month-old was overturned.

Kansas City suspect killed in police shooting identified

January 3, 2023

Kansas City suspect killed in police shooting identified

Kansas City police have identified the man shot dead in a police confrontation as Thomas Marshall. Marshall, 53, pointed a gun at officers following a chase in a stolen police car.

Omnibus bill defunds risky research involving 'pathogens of pandemic potential' in any 'country of concern'

December 23, 2022

Omnibus bill defunds risky research involving 'pathogens of pandemic potential' in any 'country of concern'

The spending bill passed by the Senate Thursday contains a provision limiting risky viral research involving "pathogens of pandemic potential" in foreign "countries of concern."

Baby chimpanzee who charmed the world in viral reunion with his mother dies: 'Our hearts are broken'

December 23, 2022

Baby chimpanzee who charmed the world in viral reunion with his mother dies: 'Our hearts are broken'

The baby chimpanzee who stole the hearts of millions when he was reunited with his mother has died unexpectedly at just five weeks old in a Kansas zoo. A cause of death has not been determined.