Scott Canon
Scott Canon is digital editor of the Kansas News Service, a collaboration of KCUR, Kansas Public Radio, KMUW and High Plains Public Radio covering health, education and politics. He started working for KCUR in January 2018.
Canon spent most of his career as a newspaper reporter, working in Illinois and California before landing in the newsroom of The Kansas City Star. At The Star, he covered mostly regional and national stories. As an editor at the newspaper, he oversaw political coverage. He also fielded a handful of overseas assignments to both very hot and very cold places.
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Powers of McGruff If a police officer in Kansas thinks they smell weed — even an unlit bud in a plastic bag six paces away — the state’s high court says... -
Windfall or tax hike? Last year, Congress and President Donald Trump delivered sweeping federal tax cuts. Because the changes in tax law meant fewer... -
Not gonna hear it The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday it would not consider a case involving Planned Parenthood and the state of Kansas. That means... -
Musical chairs After years in the Kansas Legislature, it’s natural that Democratic Gov.-elect Laura Kelly would turn to people she’s known there to... -
Leader talk The newly elected and re-elected folks in the Kansas House got together on Monday to pick their leaders. Republicans, who hold an... -
Leaders of the pack Republicans in the Kansas House picked a more conservative lawmaker Monday as their No. 2 guy, signaling possible trouble for... -
Falling through the cracks At best, from 2016 to 2017, states kept the number of children without insurance stable. Most did worse than that. Kansas saw... -
Fill ’er up Pavement wears down at the same rate whether the cars and trucks rolling over it rely on internal combustion engines for locomotion or on... -
A change is gonna come A new governor. Some fresh faces in the Legislature. A long-awaited task force report. An expanded stable of private contractors.... -
It’s a family thing An order issued by Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer now offers paid parental leave to about 17,000 state workers to cover their time off with...
