The Rev. Jesse Jackson, the civil rights leader, Baptist minister and two-time presidential candidate, died Tuesday morning, his family said in a statement. He was 84 years old. “Our father was 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.

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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.

England officially announced Wednesday that Kansas City will be the team's base camp for the 2026 World Cup.

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

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 ...

TOPEKA (KSNT) - On Feb. 6, the committee held its first hearing on the House version of a school cell phone ban, following similar proposals introduced by state senators earlier this session. Dozens ...

The Kansas State Capitol in Topeka on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025. More than 5,000 Kansas government employees are paid $100,000 a year or more. (Tammy Ljungblad/tljungblad@kcstar.com) Your Kansas tax ...

An AR-15 with a detachable magazine at Bristlecone Shooting, Training and Retail Center in Lakewood, Colorado, on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (Jesse Paul, The Colorado Sun) Democrats in the Colorado ...

Kansas Jayhawks coach Bill Self is expected to be on the sideline again when his team faces the cross-state rival Kansas State Wildcats. The Hall of Fame coach was hospitalized with chest pains and ...

The Dillons Sunflower Showdown renews one of college basketball’s longest rivalries as No. 19 Kansas (14-5, 4-2 Big 12) visits Kansas State (10-9, 1-5) at Bramlage Coliseum. Kansas enters off a ...