The Latest Breaking News from Topeka

The Kansas Commission on Peace Officers' Standards and Training has revoked the law enforcement certification of Justin Herb, a former Topeka police officer, saying he was guilty of "exploiting or misusing the position as an officer to establish or attempt to establish a financial, social, sexual, romantic, physical, inmate or…

TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly won reelection on Wednesday, achieving a historic victory in one of the hardest-fought contests in the country on promises of continued stable, moderate leadership.

TOPEKA, Kansas – Former Republican Gov. Bill Graves is once again supporting Democrat Laura Kelly for Kansas governor.

TOPEKA, Kan. — A partial recount of Kansas’ abortion rights vote will proceed after frantic fundraising to pay for a hand count of every ballot in the state fell short of the $230,000 needed.

TOPEKA, Kan. — One of the first two TV ads aimed at defeating an anti-abortion amendment in Kansas doesn’t use the word abortion once.

TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly refused to discuss allegations of a toxic work environment at the Kansas Democratic Party Thursday, a week after claims of bullying from former staffers became public.

TOPEKA, Kan. — The Kansas Supreme Court had sharp questions on Monday for both sides in a historic fight over whether the state constitution prohibits gerrymandering that will decide the future of the Kansas City-area congressional district held by Democrat Sharice Davids.

When it comes to the case of Brown v. Board of Education, the 1954 Supreme Court decision that outlawed school segregation, the focus is often on Topeka, Kansas, the home of the Brown family and the school board that it sued. But the story of the case actually had several…

TOPEKA, Kan. — Efforts to ban transgender athletes from girls sports and establish a “parents bill of rights” failed in the Kansas Legislature on Thursday, but Republicans have pledged to make the issues a hallmark of campaigns this August and November.