May 06 WATCH: Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly gives coronavirus update By Justin Stabley and Associated Press Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly held a news conference to give an update on the state's efforts to fight the novel coronavirus. Continue reading
May 02 Most states fall short of coronavirus testing thresholds By Christina A. Cassidy, Matthew Perrone, Jason Dearen, Nicky Forster, Associated Press With no specific guidelines, states are left to figure out what a successful testing program should be while they simultaneously try to reopen their shattered economies. Continue reading
Apr 29 Court says Kansas can’t require voters to show citizenship proof By Roxana Hegeman, Associated Press A federal appeals court panel has ruled that a Kansas law requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote is unconstitutional. Continue reading
Sep 06 Pompeo could swing the Kansas Senate race, but will he run? By John Hanna, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo didn't address speculation that he might run for the Senate in Kansas during a Friday college lecture in his home state, though some who attended left convinced it's still possible. Continue reading
Aug 30 Watch 8:02 Why sculptor Andy Goldsworthy is tearing down walls — and then rebuilding them By Jeffrey Brown, Lorna Baldwin British sculptor Andy Goldsworthy has long been known for his unconventional approach to art. In an ongoing project at Kansas City’s Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Goldsworthy has created a “walking wall,” assembling and then disassembling the same limestone rocks, moving… Continue watching
Jun 27 Watch 5:04 This Kansas program links a company’s past to its future By Peter Tubbs, Iowa Public Television Transitioning a business to a new owner has its challenges. But a program run by the business school at the University of Kansas aims to match those seeking to sell their companies with potential buyers seeking business opportunities. Peter Tubbs… Continue watching
Jun 11 Kansas Democrats are planning ranked-choice voting for presidential primary By John Hanna, Associated Press The party is moving away from its more traditional caucuses, trying ranked-choice voting and allowing mail ballots to boost participation. Continue reading
May 29 Severe weather forecasts continue as states clean up tornado destruction By Mitch Stacy, Associated Press People from Kansas to Pennsylvania picked up the pieces from a swarm of tornadoes and braced for more twisters Wednesday amid a record-breaking stretch of violent weather. Continue reading
May 01 Kansas lawmakers fail to override governor’s abortion ‘reversal’ veto By John Hanna, Associated Press Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed a bill requiring abortion providers to tell patients about a disputed treatment to stop a medication abortion after it's been started. Continue reading
Apr 26 Kansas Supreme Court bolsters abortion rights, blocks ban By John Hanna, Associated Press The Kansas decision prevents the state from enforcing a 2015 law that could have greatly limited second trimester abortions. But even worse for abortion opponents, the ruling clears the way for legal challenges to a string of abortion restrictions approved… Continue reading