Kansas Democratic leader worries about safety after Minnesota lawmaker's assassination

Kansas Senate Minority Leader Dinah Sykes, a Democrat from Lenexa, was shocked when she heard about the political assassination of Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman, the top Democrat in the Minnesota House. “You're thinking about their family and …

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Missouri Supreme Court vacates part of $12M verdict in Kansas City Southern case

Missouri Supreme Court remands case, reduces $12M award to $9.48M Justices say jury should’ve weighed plaintiff’s negligence fully Dispute centered on derail sign, attorney-client privilege issues Plaintiff lost limbs attempting to board moving train in …

Kansas City police say missing 14-year-old found deceased

Update: Kansas City police said Mario Myers was found deceased Thursday. Police said a driver struck him on Interstate 70 early Thursday. Original story: The Kansas City Police Department is searching for a teenager who was last seen around 3 a.m. Thursday …

Kansas analysis, national report urges more funding for local election administration

Share this post or save for later Budgets for U.S. elections struggle to keep pace with inflationary costs TOPEKA — The co-author of a national assessment of challenges faced by local election administrators focused on the failure of some Kansas counties …

Two boys were killed when they were struck by a train in southeast Kansas

Two boys were killed when they were struck by a Union Pacific train in southeast Kansas Wednesday afternoon. The Highway Patrol has identified the boys as 16-year-old Arthur Pollreis of Walnut and 12-year-old Kollin Showwalter of Erie. The patrol says the …

2 juveniles killed when struck by freight train on railroad bridge in SE Kansas

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Several agencies remained on the scene Thursday morning where two juveniles, ages 16 and 12, were struck and killed by a freight train on a railroad bridge near Erie, Kansas. Around 12:40 p.m. Wednesday, emergency dispatchers in Neosho …

Kansas science teachers to take part in KU Field Station immersive program June 24–26

LAWRENCE — Ten secondary school science teachers from Kansas will converge at the University of Kansas Field Station, just north of Lawrence, from June 24-26. They’ll take part in the Ecosystems of Kansas Summer Institute, an immersive program that gives …

Counsell Becomes First Kansas Player to Ever Win Rawlings Gold Glove Award

KUAthletics.comKUAthletics.com  Kansas baseball's Brady Counsell became the first player in school history to win a Rawlings Gold Glove Award on Wednesday. Counsell earned a spot on the 2025 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I Gold Glove team for his work at …

What has Kansas City's reparations commission done?

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas convened a reparations commission in May 2023 with the goal of recommending how the city could repair harms from racism. Two years later, much of that work has yet to begin. Terri Barnes, chair of the Mayor's Commission …