Kansas

Charles Adair was in the midst of a mental health emergency when he turned himself into law enforcement for old traffic warrants. If sheriff’s deputies at the Wyandotte County, Kansas, jail had followed protocol for a mental health crisis, it might have prevented Adair’s death — which was ruled a homicide due to being restrained with a knee on his back.

The law, passed with bipartisan support in 2004, offered the same tuition rate that locals pay to immigrants brought to the U.S. as children who completed a high school education in Kansas and agreed to seek citizenship while pursing a degree.

Reed, a transgender student, spent formative years of her life at one of the four Kansas school districts the Trump administration has threatened over transgender policies.

A New York Times report found that Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall, of Kansas, sued hundreds of his patients over medical debt when he was practicing medicine in the western part of the state.

More than 700 patients were sued by a doctor in western Kansas for medical debt. The doctor is now Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall, who for decades was a practicing obstetrician-gynecologist.

Data centers that power AI are exploding across the Midwest — and so is opposition to them. Now, people across the political spectrum want to see stricter regulation and more transparency.

Monarch butterflies are flying south toward central Mexico as a part of their fall migration. Kansas plays a vital role in helping the butterflies on their journey, as states like Oklahoma and Texas experience nectar droughts.

Help from the University of Kansas and funding are allowing school districts to study the best ways to use AI in classrooms.

Kansas was one of the first Midwestern states to sanction girls’ flag football as a varsity high school sport. Now, girls across the state have their first chance to compete under the lights.

Big tech companies are facing formidable opposition from a coalition of people across the political spectrum. Meanwhile, local elected officials find themselves scrambling to draft regulations and defend themselves against accusations of secrecy.

Lara Korte, a graduate of the University of Kansas, has worked for the Pentagon-run publication Stars and Stripes since 2024, covering the U.S. military in the Middle East. She was fired for "insubordination" after comments about the publication's editorial freedom.

Grinter Farm's sunflower field in Lawrence, Kansas, draws visitors and photographers from around the world. This season’s flowers are expected to fade more quickly than previous years’ due to the extreme heat this week.