An American flag fluttered to the ground the night the Oregon State Capitol was destroyed by fire in 1935. A woman scooped up the burning tatters and rushed to Mill Creek to douse the flames. In a ...

Inside and outside the Capitol in Topeka, protesters gave voice to dissatisfaction with actions of the state and federal government on key policy issues.

KSHB 41 reporter Charlie Keegan covers politics in Kansas, Missouri and at the local level. Share your story idea with Charlie. Kansas lawmakers are giving mixed signals about whether local ...

Protesters hold signs and chant in the Missouri State Capitol rotunda on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026 in Jefferson City. Organizations and allies gathered to protest Missouri lawmakers’ recent decisions.

Why is it OK to bus kids to Topeka to push conservative causes, but “unacceptable” when students gather to protest Trump ...

A new art exhibit is highlighting the work of local African American artists during Black History Month. The redistricting ...

The Kansas City Police Department (KCPD) could get more money. Facing cutbacks, Mayor Quinton Lucas called for additional funding for the department in his State of the City Address on Wednesday.

The international house of cards of single-payer systems is collapsing. Let’s reject any attempt to make New York the next ...

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Black leaders and community members from across Kansas gathered at the State Capitol Monday for Black Legislative Day, an annual event focused on civic engagement and issues impacting ...

The Byron White U.S. Courthouse for the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals is in downtown Denver. (Amanda Pampuro/Courthouse News) (CN) — A 10th Circuit panel on Thursday found that out-of-state motorists ...

January 29, 2026, marked the 165th anniversary of President James Buchanan signing the bill admitting Kansas as the 34th state of the United States. Kansas is named for the Kansa, an Algonquian word ...

State officials saluted Michigan on its 189th birthday as a state on Monday, Jan. 26, in a Facebook post sharing photos from across Michigan. "On this day, 189 years ago, Michigan officially became a ...