Kansas News Service

Fort Hays State University President Tisa Mason said the Sternberg Museum of Natural History will close Dec. 18. Mason said the school faces a $2.4 million cut in state funding and needs to eliminate any programs that do not directly benefit students.

Lawmakers are divided over whether Topeka and Shawnee County should contribute money or resources to a proposed $80 million Kansas Bureau of Investigation headquarters, with one suggesting they consider other cities.

The arrests of plant workers and others around southwest Kansas began Tuesday, causing alarm and confusion across the region, where immigrants make up a large portion of the agriculture workforce.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple, located in northwest Wichita, is the first built in the state. It will give the state’s more than 45,000 church members a closer place to perform sacred worship.

A recent poll shows Democratic Senate candidate Adam Hamilton leading in his race, but the Democratic candidate for governor, Cindy Holscher, is behind.

After federal immigration enforcement action in western Kansas, a meatpacking plant delayed some shifts Wednesday and a school district warned that students may have had family members detained.

Current Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is facing off against Democrat Chris Mann. Again.

The Republican incumbent, Steven Johnson, faces two challengers for his job as the chief banker and financial manager for the state.

The Kansas Department of Insurance regulates insurance companies that sell policies in Kansas. Voters will decide in November who will lead the department for the next four years.

The rules could limit the chances of people attending medical school, further exacerbating the healthcare worker shortage.

A van containing millions of documents is traveling the country to raise awareness of the magnitude of the Epstein files and push for accountability for perpetrators of sexual violence.

City officials are tempted by what a massive data center could mean for the eroding tax base of Osawatomie, Kansas, even as some residents revolt against the proposal.