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April 4, 2021

Kansas GOP ends state's mask mandate hours after Dem governor extended it

Republican lawmakers in Kansas voted to end Gov. Laura Kelly’s short-lived statewide coronavirus mask mandate extension last week under a new law that allows legislators to repeal the governor’s executive orders, according to reports.

March 17, 2021

Kansas Senate passes bill banning transgender girls on female sports teams

The Kansas Senate voted on Wednesday to approve a bill that would ban transgender athletes on girls’ sports teams, according to reports.

March 12, 2021

Kansas hospital trashes hundreds of coronavirus vaccine doses due to mistake

A Kansas hospital was forced to throw away nearly 600 COVID-19 vaccine doses this week due to a "process error," health officials said Thursday. 

March 10, 2021

Kansas AD Jeff Long fired after Les Miles debacle

Kansas has fired athletic director Jeff Long less than two days after mutually parting with Les Miles amid sexual misconduct allegations dating to the football coach’s time at LSU, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

March 10, 2021

National weather forecast: Wintry weather returns while hail, isolated tornadoes are possible

Wintry weather returns to parts of the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest on Wednesday as a system from the West moves in.   

March 1, 2021

3 Kansas police officers injured by modified shotgun inside vacant home: cops

Authorities on Sunday are investigating whether a shotgun blast that injured three police officers at a vacant home in Wichita, Kan., over the weekend was rigged to fire when the door opened.

February 27, 2021

Kansas officers hurt in 'possible explosion' in downtown Wichita

Three Wichita police officers were injured by a "possible explosion" after being dispatched to a residence around 4 p.m. Saturday. 

February 25, 2021

Brown v. Board of Education ruling: What to know

The decision rested on how the courts interpreted equal protection under the previous decision, Plessy v. Ferguson.

February 19, 2021

Oklahoma reports 4.2 magnitude earthquake near Kansas border

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake has been reported Friday morning near the Oklahoma-Kansas border. 

February 13, 2021

Kansas man, brother arrested on multiple federal charges related to Capitol riot

A Kansas man and his brother were both arrested Friday on multiple federal charges connected to their alleged involvement in the riot at the U.S. Capitol last month.