Kansas

Kansas voters on Tuesday struck down a proposed constitutional amendment that would remove language enshrining reproductive rights in their state, in a move widely seen as a victory for abortion rights activists. The proposed amendment was the first time anywhere in the U.S. that voters will cast ballots on abortion since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June. A ballot question,...

At least 300 to 400 buildings were destroyed by the storm in the Andover area as part of a total of 1,074 buildings that were damaged.

A suspected tornado that barreled through parts of Kansas destroyed or damaged dozens of homes and buildings, injured several people and left more than 6,500 people without power

As the Cold War ramped up in the 1950s, the U.S. built 72 missile silos across the country. In Wilson, Kansas, Leigh Ann Fulkerson and Matthew Fulkerson are the proud owners of one, which measures 176 feet deep and is built to withstand a nuclear strike. They plan to turn their silo into a historic resort, while others have been...

Kansas appears unlikely to join the growing number of states banning transgender athletes female sports in schools and colleges, and Tom Witt is one of the main figures behind that effort.

A community task force reviewing the death of a Black teenager who was restrained for more than 30 minutes at a Kansas juvenile detention center learned that a police officer changed his answers on a form that otherwise would have led police to take the teen to a hospital instead of booking him into the detention center.

The Jayhawks and Tar Heels will compete for the title in the 2022 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. Here’s what you need to know to watch the game.

Wildlife officials say one of two flamingos that escaped from a Kansas zoo during a storm 17 years ago has been spotted on the coast of Texas

Kansas led by one point with less than a minute remaining, but pulled away to secure the 79-72 win en route to securing a Sweet 16 berth.

Wisconsin is one of four states emerging as top priorities for Democrats in an election year when the party is facing fierce political headwinds

An autopsy report says that a Black youth’s death following a physical struggle with staff at a Kansas juvenile center was a homicide.

Fellow Kansans have celebrated Bob Dole as a tough but compassionate patriot shaped by small-town values

The man was charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of two people found in separate apartments in downtown Kansas City, Kansas.

Reports of sexual assaults have fueled protests on at least eight U.S. college campuses just weeks into the new school year.

A Kansas legislator accused of kicking a high school student in the testicles has pleaded guilty to three lesser misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct.

Across the country, more anti-vaccine and anti-mask demonstrations are taking scary and violent turns

The leader of an American Indian tribe wants the federal government to include a former boarding school for Native American children in Kansas in a new federal program investigating whether Indigenous children were buried in unmarked graves in the 1800s and early 1900s

As inflation increases prices on everything from groceries to energy, these are the ten U.S. states where a dollar goes the furthest.

Covid showed that letting employees work remotely does not necessarily result in a loss of productivity. These states are the best work from home locations.

When a tornado touched down in Colorado this month, Raya Maday was blown away by what she saw — not just the tornado, but also her boyfriend, Tom Bedard, touching down on one knee.