Kansas economy

The newest Kansas Speaks survey shows significant worries among potential voters about the economy along with views that tilt left of the policies of the people that Kansans tend to elect to public office.

The first few weeks of legal sports betting saw high interest from people in Kansas but decades ago, placing a bet involved a whole network of shady characters.

Kansas legalized wagering on sports just in time for football season. At Hollywood Casino in Kansas City, Kansas, fans filled the sportsbook room eager to place bets.

Anthropologist and author Lucas Bessire says the influence of corporate agribusiness over the political process in Kansas has prevented policymakers from saving the Ogallala Aquifer.

City officials say the small city of De Soto, Kansas, is preparing for the influx of people and infrastructure that will arrive with the construction of Panasonic's battery plant.

Governor Laura Kelly announced last week that Kansas will legalize sports gambling in September.

Locals say De Soto needs to improve its infrastructure before thousands of people potentially move to the town. The Panasonic battery plant slated for development on the site of an old toxic ammunition plant gives them pause.

Russia's war in Ukraine has disrupted global food supplies, driving up demand and prices for wheat. But after months of drought, many western Kansas farmers won’t have a crop to sell.

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly signed a food sales tax cut into law Wednesday.

Hesston, Kansas, native and Dallas businessman Brad Heppner has plans to bring a grocery store, retail and chapel to his home town along with his "technology-enabled fiduciary financial institution." As he faces allegations of fraud and the SEC investigates his former business, Kansas legislators continue to support his unique business.

For the second time in three years, a football player at a Kansas community college died after a grueling summer practice. But the school denies responsibility for the teen's death. Plus, free money from the federal government turned into more of a headache than some Kansas and Missouri towns could handle.

For the first time, African American leaders will fill several key positions in Wyandotte County’s Unified Government. Can they turn around a long history of coverup and corruption? Plus, Kansas officials are close to a deal for a $4 billion manufacturing plant, but need lawmakers to approve huge tax breaks for a mystery company.