Kansas News Service

Kansas City is a regional hub for federal offices and the almost 30,000 federal workers who make up the largest workforce in the area. Many of those workers are furloughed without pay, their agencies closed until the government reopens.

Kansas Republican lawmakers are circulating a petition for a special session to redistrict. The goal is to defeat the state's only Democrat in Congress.

The Kansas State High School Activities Association has not sanctioned girls' flag football as a full varsity sport, but this year’s pilot program could set a path for that to happen.

A company cofounded by Bill Gates will explore building a reactor in Kansas. It would generate power without emissions, but environmental groups have concerns.

Farmers and ranchers eradicated mountain lions from Kansas in the early 20th century, but now the big cats are coming back.

A new report reflects how Kansas is falling short of some its commitments to improve the state's foster system.

Former detainees are speaking out about what they say are poor conditions at an immigration detention center in eastern Kansas.

Attorneys for the family of Charles Adair, 50, whose death was ruled a homicide, saw body camera footage of his death Tuesday. It showed Wyandotte County deputy sheriff Richard Fatherley kneeling on Adair’s back for a minute and a half, they said.

Detainees in a Cottonwood Falls jail describe sleeping on the floor in overcapacity cells. Amid a national deportation surge, this jail is one of the region’s primary immigration detention centers.

Kansas farmers are hurting after China’s retaliatory tariffs on the United States closed a major market for the state’s biggest crop. Despite a productive year, farmers across Kansas may not break even.

President Donald Trump says that cashless bail is leading to a rise in crime, and wants to see it ended nationwide. But a study from the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas found the opposite, and argues that cash bail for nonviolent crimes is hurting low-income residents.

K-State leaders say they are requesting the change to comply with a new Kansas law that requires state agencies to eliminate any policies or programs related to diversity, equity and inclusion.