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Kansas House Reverses Vote, Approves State-Run Presidential Primaries

Wednesday, April 5

By Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector TOPEKA, Kan. — Dozens of the Kansas House members flip-flopped Tuesday to salvage a bill that was easily passed by the Kansas Senate and would authorize expenditure of as much as $5 million to stage a presidential preference primary next... Read More.

Kansas Bans Transgender Athletes from Women’s and Girls’ Sports

Wednesday, April 5

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is banning transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports from kindergarten through college, the first of several possible new laws restricting the rights of transgender people pushed through by Republican legislators over the wishes of the Democratic governor.The Legislature... Read More.

Tony Sands, Nick Reid to be Inducted into Kansas Football Ring of Honor in 2023

Tuesday, April 4

By KUAthletics.com LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas Athletics and K Club will honor Jayhawk greats Tony Sands and Nick Reid by inducting the duo into the Kansas football Ring of Honor at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium during Kansas’ October 7 game against UCF.The Ring of Honor... Read More.

Parental Rights Bill Passes Kansas Senate

Tuesday, April 4

TOPEKA, Kan. (KNS) — Kansas lawmakers have advanced a bill that allows parents to remove their child from any classroom lesson or activity the parents view as inappropriate. The Kansas Senate voted 23-17 to pass the bill, which is a weaker version of the... Read More.

Award-Winning Christian Artists Perform at Kansas State Fair September 13

Tuesday, April 4

HUTCHINSON, Kan. - Renowned Christian artist and songwriter Matthew West will perform at the Kansas State Fair on Wednesday, September 13. He’ll be joined by up-and-coming Christian artist Anne Wilson. Matthew West is a prolific artist, scoring 25 number-one hits. He’s a five-time Grammy... Read More.

EnvistaCares Challenge Highlights Kansas Children’s Service League

Tuesday, April 4

HUTCHINSON, Kan. - Envista Federal Credit Union is pleased to announce that it will highlight Kansas Children’s Service League through the EnvistaCares Challenge during the month of April.“Preventing child abuse is at the core of what we do. Our mission at Kansas Children’s Service... Read More.

Smoky Valley Teacher Finalist for Kansas Teacher of the Year

Sunday, April 2

LINDSBORG, Kan. - Gretchen Elliott, an art teacher at Smoky Valley High School, and Erin Pittenger, an elementary teacher at St. George Elementary School were named Region 1 finalists for the 2024 Kansas Teacher of the Year award program during a ceremony Saturday, April... Read More.

Kansas Tops Columbia to Claim WNIT Championship

Sunday, April 2

By KUAthletics.com LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas Women’s Basketball completed its dominant run through the WNIT on Saturday in the championship game with a 66-59 win over Columbia to claim the program’s first WNIT Championship.BOX SCORE“Coming into this game I thought that the two most important... Read More.

Kansas Football Adds Sean Snyder to Staff as Special Assistant to the Head Coach

Friday, March 31

By KUAthletics.com LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas football head coach Lance Leipold on Friday announced the addition of coaching veteran Sean Snyder to the staff as special Assistant to the Head Coach.Snyder, an experienced college football coach for more than 20 years spent the 2022 season as... Read More.

Kansas Kidwind Teams Advance to National Competition

Friday, March 31

TOPEKA, Kan. - The winners of last weekend’s Kansas KidWind State Finals are now gearing up for their next challenge – the National KidWind Challenge scheduled for May 14-17 in Boulder, Colorado. To qualify for the national competition, teams first had to capture one of the... Read More.

Extended Drought Leads to Waning Optimism on Potential of Kansas Wheat Crop

Friday, March 31

Written by Marsha Boswell, Kansas Wheat MANHATTAN, Kan. - Wheat farmers are, by nature, optimistic, but that optimism is starting to wane in southwest Kansas, where much of the wheat that was drilled last fall has yet to emerge.Only 19% of the Kansas wheat crop... Read More.

Proposal for 2024 presidential primary in Kansas draws bipartisan support in Senate

Friday, March 31

By Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector TOPEKA, Kan. — The votes were cast and a bipartisan majority of the Kansas Senate supported spending more than $4 million to host in March 2024 the state’s first simultaneous Republican and Democratic presidential primary in more than 40 years.The... Read More.