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Kansas Hosts K-State in the Dillons Sunflower Showdown This Weekend

Friday, April 14

By: The University of Kansas Athletics *The start time of Friday’s game vs. K-State was adjusted to a 3 p.m. CT first pitch due to the potential for inclement weather on Friday evening.LAWRENCE, Kan. (kuathletics.com) – Kansas will be seeking its third straight Big 12 series... Read More.

The Kansas Mennonite Relief Sale is Friday and Saturday on the Kansas State Fairgrounds

Thursday, April 13

HUTCHINSON, Kan. – The 55th Kansas Mennonite Relief Sale happens this weekend at the Kansas State Fairgrounds in Hutchinson. Events begin at 4 PM Friday with the Feeding of the Multitudes in the Cottonwood Court.Long a tradition of the sale, the event will again... Read More.

Top Kansas Career and Technical Education (CTE) Scholars Recognized

Thursday, April 13

TOPEKA, Kan. - The Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) announced that 261 Kansas high school seniors – the highest number ever - have been named 2023 Kansas Career and Technical Education (CTE) Scholars.The announcement was made during the Kansas State Board of Education... Read More.

Kansas Governor Issues Emergency Disaster Declaration Due to Wildfires

Thursday, April 13

TOPEKA, Kan. (KPR) - Governor Laura Kelly has declared a disaster emergency following an outbreak of wildfires across the state. The declaration will allow the state to preposition assets for a quicker response to any new fires that erupt.State resources, including airplanes and helicopters,... Read More.

Former Kansas Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Sex Assaults

Wednesday, April 12

HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) — A former Kansas police officer has pleaded guilty to a series of sexual assaults that prosecutors say occurred when he stopped his victims claiming to want to question them about drugs. Todd W. Allen entered the guilty pleas Monday to... Read More.

Kansas to Raise State Age for Buying Tobacco to 21 Starting July 1

Tuesday, April 11

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Governor Laura Kelly signed a bill Tuesday that will require Kansans to be 21 or older to legally buy tobacco products, starting July 1. The current age to buy cigarettes, electronic cigarettes and tobacco products is 18.The bill received bipartisan... Read More.

Kansas Now Has an Official State Land Fossil

Monday, April 10

TOPEKA, Kan. (KPR) – Kansas now has an official state land fossil. Governor Laura Kelly signed Senate Bill 3, a bipartisan measure that designates the Silvisaurus Condrayi as the official state land fossil.The Silvisaurus was a medium-sized, four-legged, armored plant-eater. Its fossilized remains were... Read More.

Favorite Funny Man Rob Schneider to Perform at Kansas State Fair

Monday, April 10

HUTCHINSON, Kan. - Accomplished actor, comedian, three-time Emmy-nominated screenwriter and director Rob Schneiderwill perform at the Kansas State Fair, Sunday, September 10 with special guest Byron Kennedy.As a stand-up comic and veteran of the award-winning NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live, Schneider hasgone... Read More.

Kansas Legislature Packages new Flat Tax Rate with Quicker End to Food Tax

Friday, April 7

By Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas lawmakers passed a tax cut package in the early Friday morning hours that fuses a flat tax rate for individual income with an accelerated reduction in the state sales tax on food, corporate tax breaks and... Read More.

Kansas Legislature Ditches Voucher Plan that Extended to Unregulated Private Schools

Friday, April 7

By Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector TOPEKA, Kan. — The Legislature canned a much-debated voucher program that would allow unregulated private schools to receive state dollars and put federal COVID-19 relief funds toward special education.The measure narrowly passed the House by 65-58 Thursday and failed in... Read More.

Kansas OKs Bill on Opting Kids out of LGBTQ-Themed Lessons

Friday, April 7

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas lawmakers approved a bill Thursday aimed at helping parents opt their children out of public school lessons with LGBTQ-themed materials, as a Democratic lawmaker whose vote was crucial to banning transgender female athletes from girls' and women's sports faced... Read More.

Kansas Football to Host Spring Showcase on Friday at 7 p.m.

Friday, April 7

By KUAthletics.com LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas football is set to host its annual Spring Showcase presented by Kansas Lottery inside David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium on Friday at 7 p.m. CT, giving fans their first look at the 2023 Kansas Jayhawks.The Spring Showcase is the finale... Read More.