Kansas News

President Barack Obama signs a major disaster declaration for parts of Kansas hit especially hard by winter storms.

Twenty years ago smoking by adults in schools was a common sight. Not surprisingly, so was adolescent tobacco use in the community.

Republican Dick Kelsey ended his campaign Monday in Kansas' 4th Congressional District because his wife has been diagnosed with a heart condition.

A handful of state senators have played hooky from the Statehouse more than a dozen times during the most recent two legislative sessions, blaming their absences on everything from illnesses to career obligations.

A program designed to help seniors get fresh produce is back in Kansas. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment recently took on the Kansas Senior Farmer's Market Nutrition Program, which provides low-income seniors with checks to exchange for locally grown and fresh fruits, vegetables, herbs, and honey at local farmers' markets.

Eagle Communications in Hays is questioning how a $101 Million grant is used. The money comes from a stimulus program and it's supposed to be used to expand broadband service to under served, rural areas in Kansas.

Kansas Health Institute : "Republicans and Democrats were sharply divided Tuesday over a proposed constitutional amendment that sponsors said would let federal officials know Kansans don't want to be told by the government that they must buy health insurance.

EduKan, a consortium of the six western community colleges in Kansas, reports the largest enrollment in the institution's 11-year history.

A group of 40 people from across the state is ready to put its leadership skills on the fast track.

The Kansas National Guard has scheduled the closings of six more armories around the state, starting with the Cherryvale armory on Saturday.

Two Kansas Senate committees introduced proposals Wednesday to regulate campaigns to remove or retain members of the state's appellate courts.

Andy Tompkins, the former Kansas commissioner of education, was named the Board of Regents new president and CEO.

A Kansas House committee is considering a proposed change in the state constitution to protect the voting rights of the mentally ill.

In the lawsuit filed in Douglas County District Court, Margey Frederick alleges that negligence by the city and Black Hills Energy contributed to her husband's death in June 2009.

The Kansas House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday banning smoking in most enclosed public places and businesses.

Keeping up the pressure for President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius chastised top insurance executives Thursday over proposed double-digit rate hikes she said top the list of reasons that Congress must quickly pass his plan.

Duane Goossen, director of the Kansas Division of the Budget, took part in a live chat with KTKA-TV in Topeka.

An effort to honor little bluestem - as opposed to big bluestem - as the state grass of Kansas has taken root among legislators.

Ten Kansas State University graduate students will present their research to Kansas legislators at the seventh annual Capitol Graduate Research Summit, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, March 25, at the Docking State Office Building, Topeka.

Adm. Mike Mullen will deliver a Landon Lecture on Wednesday at Kansas State University in Manhattan.