The Latest Breaking News from Kansas

‘An inherent indignity’: the fight to get workers with disability a living wage

Advocates are highlighting a system of state tax credits across the US that allow employers to pay employees as low as $3 an hour

The Guardian - US · Mar 28, 2023

Editorial: Kansas Bill of Rights is null and void when it comes to abortion, Kobach’s office says

Monday morning, the Kansas Supreme Court heard arguments in two cases testing the limits of abortion rights. It did not appear to go well for the state’s attorney who sought to undermine a woman’s right to choose.

Tribune News Service · Mar 28, 2023

‘Blonde with a dog,’ guardian angels saved life of CEO. He’s trying to find them

If you’re going to jog and essentially drop dead on the sidewalk, you’d want it to happen like it did for Jon Cook of Johnson County, Kansas — who’d still like to find the unknown “blonde with a dog” and other guardian angels who helped save his life.

Tribune News Service · Mar 28, 2023

New York's Ismael Massoud making own impact in Kansas State’s Elite Eight run

NEW YORK — Last March, Kansas State’s Ismael Massoud faced uncertainty.

Tribune News Service · Mar 24, 2023

Grain Belt Express, a four-state power line project, may finally pass in Missouri

ST. LOUIS — After a decade of setbacks, Missouri and Kansas may grant final approvals this year to the massive, four-state Grain Belt Express power transmission project, which promises to deliver wind power across the Midwest.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Mar 24, 2023

KS bills, targeting trans students, require school trip room assignments based on sex at birth

Kansas lawmakers are considering a pair of bills that would require the separation of students based on biological sex at birth on school-sponsored, overnight trips.

Tribune News Service · Mar 22, 2023

Who is Markquis Nowell? Three things to know about Kansas State’s star point guard.

Fans of Kansas State basketball — and those following other Big 12 squads — have long known about Markquis Nowell, the undersized (more on that in a second) point guard who has taken a major leap in his second season with the Wildcats.

Tribune News Service · Mar 22, 2023

Kansas House passes protections for infants ‘born alive’ in abortion. Experts say it doesn’t happen

The Kansas House on Wednesday passed a bill that requires physicians to care for infants born alive during an abortion, despite no evidence this has happened in Kansas in decades.

Tribune News Service · Mar 22, 2023

Man searching for deer antlers in Kansas finds human skeleton

Death investigation under way after remains discovered near Humboldt on Saturday

The Guardian - US · Mar 22, 2023

Kansas could soon approve 'born alive' abortion bill

A Kansas proposal based on the disputed idea that providers leave newborns to die after unsuccessful abortions is nearing legislative approval

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2023