Kansas news

Triple negative breast cancer is aggressive and hard to treat. It also disproportionately affects Black women. A University of Kansas medical researcher is working to find out why and expand treatment options.

Federal immigration enforcement moved through western Kansas and detained several people. It comes after President Donald Trump promised deportations of people in the country without legal status. Southwest Kansas has a high percentage of immigrants.

Roeland Park resident Evenezer Cortez Martinez was protected under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. He sued the Trump administration after he was not allowed to reenter the country.

Kansas was years ahead of most of the country in granting women full suffrage. A prank by a few men backfired when Susanna Madora Salter was elected mayor of Argonia, Kansas, in 1887.

Vending machines have become one of the latest tools in the fight against the opioid crisis.

State and city tax property tax refund programs are intended to enable low-income or fixed-income homeowners to afford to stay in their homes as valuations rise.

The state’s First Time Homebuyer program offers assistance with down payments and closing costs for low-income residents. And they’re encouraging potential homeowners to apply.

Lester, an 84-year-old white man, was charged with two felonies for shooting Ralph Yarl, a Black teen, April 13. His trial is set for October 2024.

The August 11 raid was ostensibly undertaken under the pretense that a reporter committed identity theft by accessing public records on a public website. A new lawsuit from veteran journalist Deb Gruver contends that the Marion Police Chief's real motivation was to punish the newspaper for its investigations.

Child care is expensive for families, yet it doesn't bring in enough money for providers to grow or pay workers high wages. Kansas is at a crossroads.