Kansas

News from the state of Kansas

AP’s Sally Buzbee named exec editor of The Washington Post

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NEW YORK — Sally Buzbee, senior vice president and executive editor of The Associated Press, was named Tuesday as executive editor of The Washington...

Kansas man sentenced to life for killing woman, 2 children

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KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A Kansas man who killed his estranged girlfriend and her two children before setting their house on fire was...

National Teacher of Year focuses on individual student needs

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LAS VEGAS — The coronavirus pandemic forced students out of the classroom and starkly revealed how learning difficulties, distractions and challenging home dynamics can...

Parents excited over prospect of virus shots for children

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MISSION, Kan. — After more than a year of fretting over her 13-year son with a rare liver disease, Heather Ousley broke into tears...

Man who fatally shot 3 at Kansas Jewish sites dies in prison

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An avowed anti-Semite who fatally shot three people at Jewish sites in Kansas in 2014 has died in prison, the Kansas Department of Corrections...

Treasury: Some tribes will get more money from CARES Act

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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Some Native American tribes will receive more money from a federal virus relief package approved last year after the U.S. Treasury...

Push against trans athletes in girls’ sports fails in Kansas

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TOPEKA, Kan. — Conservative Republican legislators in Kansas failed Monday to override Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's veto of a proposed ban on transgender athletes...

Top Kansas court upholds law barring ‘wrongful birth’ suits

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TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas' highest court on Friday upheld a law barring so-called wrongful birth lawsuits against doctors, in a case in which a...

Kansas House member arrested after incident at local school

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TOPEKA, Kan. — A Kansas House member was arrested for possible misdemeanor battery in what authorities said Friday was an incident involving a student...

Kobach signals intent to run for Kansas attorney general

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TOPEKA, Kan. — Polarizing conservative Kris Kobach has appointed a treasurer for a run for Kansas attorney general, a strong signal that he plans...