Kansas News

This afternoon into the evening, there's a chance for storms to develop in western Kansas with the main threat being large hail and gusty winds.

The Midland Railway in Baldwin, KS operates excursion trains behind vintage engines, such as this restored Rock Island E-8. Franklin County Ed Schons made an "s" hook in the blacksmith's shop at Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop on Wednesday, Jun 13, 2012, in Olathe, Kansas.

The Kansas Senate has passed a measure that would cut the state sales tax on groceries from 6.3 percent to 4.95 percent, setting up what the Kansas City Star calls a "showdown with the [State] House," where "approval" of the plan "is questionable." There are probably some compelling reasons to cut the sales tax on groceries.

School districts across the state received word Thursday of significant cuts to federal funding reserved for the highest-poverty schools.

The plan, which was released Thursday, suggests that sometime between 2030 and 2040, the highway should be widened to six lanes by adding "high occupancy toll," or HOT lanes, in each direction.

Officials planning to attend the May 28 ceremony include Gov. Sam Brownback, U.S. Sens.

Beginning tomorrow, the public can view the conservation project of the Apollo F-1 rocket engines at the Kansas Cosmosphere in Hutchinson.

It may be weeks before Kansans know if prosecutors will seek the death penalty for Kyle Flack, accused of killing four people in Franklin County this spring.

"However, I support the Legislature's policy goal of permitting certain limited raffles for charitable purposes," Brownback said in a statement.

Kansans should contact disaster-relief organizations of their choice, such as the American Red Cross , Salvation Army or United Way , or local organizations to find out how they can help.

Franklin Leonard Feist, 67, died May 23 at his home in Great Bend, following a battle with renal cell carcinoma.

About half of Kansas cities and towns declined in population between 2011 and 2012, according to new estimates from the Census Bureau.

Prosecutors say a former Kansas police instructor killed his wife because she was divorcing him, then burned down the couple's home in Kingman to hide evidence.

Former Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius is one of the world's most powerful women, according to Forbes' latest top 100 list.

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary and former Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius is the 25th most powerful woman in the world, Forbes says.

A three-count indictment handed down Wednesday charges Lawrence Simons with unlawful possession of a firearm, ammunition and controlled substances.

This week's tornado that destroyed two elementary schools in Moore, Okla., and resulted in the confirmed deaths of at least nine children, including two infants, is more than enough to prompt communities across the nation to look at their own emergency procedures for schools.

A new legislative proposal to give favored tax treatment in Kansas to groceries failed Wednesday to break a stalemate among top Republican lawmakers on tax issues, prompting GOP Gov.

Three young children who wandered five miles from their southwest Kansas farmhouse have been found safe after a frantic, 15-hour search.

Kansas Division of Emergency Management urges Kansans to stay on alert for more storms after at least five Kansas counties received damage from tornadoes and strong winds over the weekend.