Kansas

Wayne Steadham, who has attended the Walnut Valley Festival every year since 1972, says the campground culture is the heartbeat of Winfield's premiere bluegrass event.

KC and the Sunshine Band will perform in Dodge City on Thursday at the United Wireless Arena and in Salina at the Stiefel Theatre on Friday night.

A court-mandated report released Monday shows that Kansas' foster care system is not only showing no improvement in key areas, but getting even worse. Foster children are still sleeping in offices, despite a lawsuit settlement requiring that stop three years ago.

The two packages were received about a half-hour apart at Memorial Hall, a building adjacent to the Capitol that houses both the secretary of state and attorney general offices. Authorities said they weren’t sure if the same person sent both packages.

Three decades after the state passed its current death penalty law, its new execution chamber remains unused. So much has changed since 1994, in fact, that the state might soon be forced to choose yet again how justice should be refashioned.

Community colleges across Kansas have seen dorms filling up weeks before classes start. In the southwest part of the state, for example, on-campus housing was at capacity several weeks ahead of orientation. Students who live far from their schools say living on campus is a good way to meet people and integrate into college life.

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is leading a multi-state federal lawsuit against a Biden administration executive order from 2021, which asks federal agencies to help register U.S. citizens to vote.

Point-in-time counts help local agencies spot gaps and allocate scarce resources. They also mobilize volunteers to break down barriers between the housed and homeless.

Kansans have until 5 p.m. on Friday to choose their favorite personalized license plate, which all incorporate the phrase "To the Stars."

Kansas polling places are open from at least 7 a.m.-7 p.m. on Election Day, Aug. 5. See live primary election results as they come in for U.S. House and more.