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Kansas Lawmakers Pass STAR Bonds Bill to Lure Chiefs, Royals

Kansas City Royals · Topeka

Kansas Lawmakers Pass STAR Bonds Bill to Lure Chiefs, Royals

61% Center coverage: 21 sources

Top Kansas lawmakers extended their stadiums STAR bond incentive offer to poach the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals from Missouri.See the Story

Judge Hears Motions From CoreCivic in Leavenworth Lawsuit

Immigration and Customs Enforcement · Topeka

Judge Hears Motions From CoreCivic in Leavenworth Lawsuit

83% Center coverage: 12 sources

By Andy Alcock Click here for updates on this story LEAVENWORTH, Kansas (KMBC) — A courtroom packed with people listened to arguments involving a private company’s plans to bring Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, detainees to its Leavenworth facility. CoreCivic wants to house those ICE detainees at its Midwest Regional Reception Center. However, in March, city leaders approved a resolution requiring CoreCivic to apply for a specia…See the Story

Kansas Supreme Court rejects rationale for pulling over motorist, searching vehicle

Topeka · Topeka

Kansas Supreme Court rejects rationale for pulling over motorist, searching vehicle

71% Center coverage: 7 sources

The Kansas Supreme Court attempts to provide clarity to reasonable suspicion that could be used by a law enforcement officer to search a vehicle for illegal drugs.See the Story

Kansas Defense Attorney Says State’s Child Protection System Failed Murdered 5-Year-Old Girl

Coverage: 2 sources

A Kansas public defender outlines the history of abuse and neglect that damaged a confessed murderer and led to the death of a 5-year-old girl in Topeka.Topeka · Topeka See the Story

Gov. Laura Kelly Rips GOP Candidate for Linking Fundraising Appeal to Damaging Tornado - Butler County Times-Gazette

67% Left coverage: 3 sources

By Tim CarpenterKansas Reflector Former Gov. Jeff Colyer follows May storms in Kansas with appeals for donations TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly objected to Republican governor candidate Jeff Colyer’s fundraising appeals tied to a devastating tornado that tore through Pratt, Stafford and Reno counties in May. In a letter obtained by Kansas Reflector, Kelly criticized Colyer for issuing two fundraising messages in June that alleged Kelly’s response to…Laura Kelly · Topeka See the Story

Grain Industry Awards Nearly $30,000 in Scholarships to Kansas Students

TOPEKA, Kan. – To assist in combatting the rising cost of higher education, Kansas Grain and Feed Association’s (KGFA) scholarship program awarded nearly $30,000 in total to 19 of the state’s graduating high school seniors for the 2025-26 academic year. The scholarship committee, comprised of KGFA’s membership, received more than 250 applications and granted the 19 awards based on merit and equitable geographic locations throughout the state. “O…Education · Topeka Read Article

Masterson announces more staff moves

Senate President Ty Masterson has made more personnel changes with his top staffer leaving to take a job with the attorney general's office. Masterson is moving longtime aide Mike Pirner from communications director to policy director. Pirner will be replaced by Megan Stookey. And Jacklynn Walters will continue as operations director while serving as interim chief of staff. Masterson gave no indication how long Walters will keep her interim role…Senate · Topeka Read Article

Kansas among 22 states allowing in-state tuition for undocumented students - The Sentinel

100% Right coverage: 1 sources

For more than 20 years, the State of Kansas has offered in-state tuition to undocumented students since then-Governor Kathleen Sebelius signed House Bill 2145 into law in 2004. Now, with Florida and Texas discontinuing its programs this year, Kansas remains one of 22 states and the District of Columbia to offer the advantage to illegal aliens. Map courtesy of Higher Ed Immigration Portal In the 2025 legislative session in the Sunflower State, an…Topeka · Topeka Read Article

Archbishop McKnight receives pallium - The Leaven Catholic Newspaper

He described it as “a very fraternal experience of the universality of the church.” The post Archbishop McKnight receives pallium appeared first on The Leaven Catholic Newspaper.Topeka · Topeka Read Article

Doreen Badeaux Nominated for Lumen Christi Award

Doreen Badeaux with the Catholic Diocese of Beaumont – Stella Maris Ministry has been nominated for the national Lumen Christi Award presented by Catholic Extension. The Lumen Christi Award is given annually to people who radiate and reveal the light of Christ in the communities they serve, according to information from the Catholic Extension. This year’s 41 nominees are individuals and institutions who lead others closer to God and transform …Poverty · Topeka See the Story

Augustinian Sisters participate in 5K as part of Fiesta kickoff - The Leaven Catholic Newspaper

The 5K was started by the late Paul Griego, a member of Our Lady Guadalupe Parish in Topeka. The post Augustinian Sisters participate in 5K as part of Fiesta kickoff appeared first on The Leaven Catholic Newspaper.Topeka · Topeka Read Article