17+ hour, 19+ min ago   (101+ words) Hays Post Sheriff: One dead in rural Kansas UTV accident POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY —One person died in an accident just before 1a.m. Sunday in Pottawatomie County. The accident involving a UTV occurred near Old Post Road and Genn Road, northeast of…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (676+ words) HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Republican Ty Masterson and Democrat Cindy Holscher presented sharply different visions for Kansas during a gubernatorial debate Saturday at the Kansas State Fair. Masterson, the Kansas Senate president, emphasized tax reductions, local control and business growth. Holscher, a…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (807+ words) By now you’ve probably heard most of the “It’s so dry that” jokes, but here are a few more for good measure. It’s so dry, the catfish are carrying canteens, trees are bribing dogs, and fire hydrants are chasing dogs…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (76+ words) Hays Post Police: Man embezzled $19,000 from Kansas business RILEY COUNTY—Law enforcement are investigating alleged financial crimes in Manhattan. Just after 10a.m. Wednesday, officers filed a report for theft of property or services in the 300 block of Zeandale Road. Kaw…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (262+ words) Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach today announced a decisive victory in federal court. U.S. District Judge Holly L. Teeter ruled that federal law preempts a Kansas law giving in-state tuition to illegal immigrants. The ruling permanently prohibits Kansas from enforcing its law…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (494+ words) Ken Rahjes, R-Agra, has earned his party’s nomination to be on the ballot for the Kansas House 110th District. Cody Ward, who won the Republican primary in August, asked to withdraw his name from the ballot because of health concerns. Rahjes…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (314+ words) Hays Post Kansas storytelling festival sets tall tale preliminary contests The Kansas Storytelling Festival is holding 3 qualifying competitions this September and October to prepare for the 2027 Tall Tales storytelling contest. Any amateur Storyteller is welcome to enter these preliminary events…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (363+ words) SEDGWICK COUNTY — A mother accused in the drug overdose death of a 15-year-old Kansas girl at her home was back in court this week. Law week, Danielle Wheeler, 53 and her son Isaac L. Hord, 24, both of Wichita attended an arraignment…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (309+ words) Hays Post KC man charged in Chiefs' rally shooting caught with machine guns KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City man who in March pleaded guilty to unlawful use of a weapon in connection with the Kansas City Chief's rally shooting…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (252+ words) Hays Post Scott City resident to serve on KS Dept. of Agriculture Advisory Marketing Board MANHATTAN — Four Kansans have been appointed by Secretary of Agriculture Mike Beam to serve on the Kansas Department of Agriculture’s Marketing Advisory Board. Board service…...