March 17, 2023 Kansas legislators not likely to legalize medical marijuana this year following Thursday's vote A Kansas Senate committee tabled a bill to allow doctors to prescribe medical marijuana on Thursday. State legislators aren't likely to legalize medical marijuana this year.
March 16, 2023 Kansas legislators struggle to thwart 'woke' ESG investment by state Discord among Kansas Republicans on technicalities of a potential ban on ESG investment by the state has so far prevented legislation from being passed.
March 15, 2023 Kansas school choice bill clears major hurdle The Sunflower Education Equity Act narrowly passed in the Kansas House on Wednesday, getting the school choice legislation one step closer to becoming law.
March 14, 2023 Wichita, Kansas reaches $5M settlement in deadly "swatting" case The city of Wichita, Kansas, on Tuesday approved a $5 million settlement with the family of Andrew Finch, who was killed by a police officer sent to his home on a hoax call.
March 14, 2023 Kansas officer will not be charged in fatal police shooting of Black man No criminal charges will be filed against a police officer responsible for the fatal shooting of a Black man at a convenience store. The decision drew criticism from civil rights groups.
March 14, 2023 Railroad officials believe broken wheel the cause of recent Kansas refinery derailment A train derailed inside the CHS refinery in McPherson, spilling alcohol. Union Pacific officials claim the derailment was caused by a broken wheel.
March 12, 2023 Kansas man died of self-inflicted gunshot following hours-long standoff, gunfire with federal agents A Kansas man died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after an overnight standoff with agents from the U.S. Marshals Service and the FBI.
March 8, 2023 Kansas City gun dealer to pay $150K settlement in 2020 lawsuit A gun dealer accused of contributing to surging violence by selling illegal firearms has agreed to pay $150,000 to Kansas City in order to settle the lawsuit.
March 6, 2023 Kansas plan may allow paying disabled workers below minimum wage A proposal by Kansas legislators would expand a state income tax credit for vendors with disabled employees to ones that pay them below minimum wage.
March 2, 2023 Agency investigating Kansas GOP broke open meetings law, complaint alleges Two defense attorneys for Kansas Republicans accused of ethics violations have accused the state's ethics commission of violating its open meetings law.