Wyandotte County

A slate of conservative women seeking office pitched campaign messages to Johnson County voters Friday. Johnson County sheriff Calvin Hayden and Republican attorney general candidate Kris Kobach, who were expected to speak, did not appear.

Wyandotte County residents gathered Tuesday for the first annual 913 Day festival. The event celebrates the county’s history, communities and local businesses.

Kansas City, Kansas, Police officer Deotis Brown, 33, faces domestic violence charges in both Wyandotte and Jackson counties. He's accused of assaulting the same victim in two different incidents.

While Republican Sen. Jerry Moran has the clear advantage in November's election, Democratic nominee Mark Holland says he's not giving up on rural Kansas — and plans to visit all 105 counties before Election Day.

The bill was introduced by the Kansas Attorney General’s office in response to the ‘Safe and Welcoming Act’ that was passed in Wyandotte County earlier this year.

The Unified Government signed a one-year contract with a company to manage Parkwood Pool, which had closed because of the coronavirus and a lifeguard shortage.

Local governments are now banned from preventing law enforcement from working with federal immigration authorities, and limited in their ability to issue municipality ID cards. But advocates warn the action will have a chilling effect on the Kansas economy and cause legal problems.

The disparities between Wyandotte and its neighbor to the south — Johnson County — remain the most dramatic contrast in the state.

Many homeowners in Wyandotte County saw sharp increases in their county home appraisals this year, which is causing some to consider relocating.

The artist and Kansas City, Kan., native builds on the Afrofuturistic world from her 2018 album in a new short story collection titled "The Memory Librarian." She tells NPR about her nightmare that inspired the project.

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, a Democrat, shocked many when she decided to sign a GOP-backed bill that bans "sanctuary cities" and targets efforts in Wyandotte County to issue municipal IDs. Who will be impacted by the decision, and how will it affect the governor's reelection chances?

The state is heading toward a landmark ruling, regardless of which side the courts take.