Officials: 12-year-old killed in ATV crash west of Wichita
A 12-year-old and another juvenile were riding the ATV and dirt bike on the property when the two collided.
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Plan calls for more testing of people without virus symptoms
Kansas has so far focused most of its energy on people who know either that they are ill or that they have had direct exposure to a confirmed outbreak.
Kansas Supreme Court hearings resume: wrongful birth lawsuits, worker compensation
Attorneys with the office of Attorney General Derek Schmidt will argue this week for the Kansas Supreme Court to uphold two state statutes against constitutional challenges as the court resumes operations disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Wichita man arrested after child accidentally shoots man
Police say the man showed a weapon to the children then left it loaded and unattended while he left the house.
Sheriff IDs 7-year-old Kansas girl hit, killed at bus stop
The bus was stopped with its flashing red lights on when a car driven by a 15-year-old high school student hit the girl.
KDHE adds note to cluster summary, clears up confusion on numbers
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment updates their COVID-19 cluster summary after confusion on how the numbers are being reported.
Report: Kansas forecast to harvest record soybean crop
Soybean production in the state is forecast at a record 231 million bushels, up 24% from last year.
University of Kansas students go on strike
A group of University of Kansas students went on a strike from classes on Monday to protest the opening of the campus during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Massage parlor owner pleads guilty to prostitution charge
The owner operated Alpha Massage and A Plus Massage in Olathe and King Spa in Leawood.
KU bans fans from sporting events as campuses across the state battle coronavirus outbreaks
LAWRENCE, Kan. - The University of Kansas prohibits fans at athletic events and Kansas State University battles four new coronavirus outbreaks. Kansas Department of Health and Environment reports 19 clusters tied to colleges and five tied to schools with younger…
Thieves steal Grandma's ashes from a Wichita, Kansas hotel parking lot
WICHITA, Kan. - A Minnesota family needs your help bringing their grandmother home. While traveling through Kansas, car thieves stole the van carrying their grandma's ashes. Last Saturday 81-year-old Thomas LeCuyer was driving from his home in Arizona to Minnesota with…
Kansas to seek to provide extra benefits to jobless workers
People seeking the benefits will have to show that they lost their jobs because of the pandemic.
Agency head says foster care system in Kansas is improving
The report came weeks after the state agreed to an out-of-court settlement with three nonprofits.
Kansas State to install devices in dorms to check COVID-19
...a device that emits dry hydrogen peroxide.
Judge halts Friday's planned execution of a Kansas City girl's killer
WASHINGTON (AP) - A judge in Washington halted the federal government's planned Friday execution of a man who kidnapped, raped and killed a 10-year-old Kansas girl, saying the law requires the government to get a prescription for the drug it…
More wind power is planned for Missouri and Kansas
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A company planning a high-voltage power line carrying wind energy across the Midwest says it plans to distribute more electricity in Missouri and Kansas. Invenergy Transmission had previously announced that 500 of its planned 4,000 megawatts…
Kansas Athletics seeking $20M emergency line of credit
The university is facing a budgeting shortfall of at least $120 million on its own during the current fiscal year.
Police: Wichita 4-year-old boy shoots self with dad's gun
The boy climbed on top of some items to reach the gun on a shelf, according to police.
Teen candidate who won Kansas House primary faces write-in challengers
WYANDOTTE COUNTY, Kan. -- Two write-in campaigns are in the works in Wyandotte County after a 19-year-old dishwasher beat a 69-year-old business owner in the race for the 37th District seat in Kansas legislature. Stan Frownfelter is launching a write-in…
Kansas governor imposes new ban on evictions, foreclosures
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Gov. Laura Kelly on Monday imposed a new ban on evictions and foreclosures on home mortgages in Kansas because one federal program to aid unemployed workers has expired and she isn't sure that the state will…
Defense seeks leniency for 'Satanist' soldier in bomb plot
The man faces 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
KBI received 205 reports of priest abuse; opened 120 cases
The investigation began nearly two years ago.
A COVID-19 outbreak forces a Kansas prison to lock down
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) - A Kansas prison has been locked down after dozens of inmates and staff were infected with the Coronavirus. Kansas Department of Corrections Secretary Jeff Zmuda said Wednesday that 84 inmates and 10 staff members tested positive…
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly appears skeptical about the President's executive order to extend unemployment benefits
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A spokeswoman says Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly’s administration is reviewing President Donald Trump’s plan to extend supplemental unemployment benefits but is waiting for more details. A program providing an additional $600 a week to workers left…
