TOPEKA, Kansas

Wiggans to stay in governor's race despite lawsuit

1 hr ago

Prominent Kansas Democrats rallied Friday behind their presumed nominee for governor despite his recent settling of a lawsuit that led a top aide for the leading Republican hopeful to label him "a fraud."

Kan. utility reaches settlement on electric rates

1 hr 27 mins ago

A proposed regulatory settlement would allow Kansas' largest electric company to raise its rates $17.1 million a year.

Ag Dept. suspends Kan. hotel inspections

12 hrs ago

Budget cuts are forcing the Kansas Department of Agriculture to temporarily suspend safety and sanitation inspections of hotels across the state.

Settlement would raise Kansas utility's rates

1 day ago

Electric rates for 41,000 western and central Kansas households would rise an average of 7.5 percent under a proposed regulatory settlement.

Kan. woman, 89, dies after shooting; toll up to 4

1 day ago

An 89-year-old woman has died from injuries suffered in a weekend shooting in northeast Kansas that also left her granddaughter and two great-granddaughters dead, prosecutors said Wednesday.

Kansas to revise plans for Wichita area casino

2 days ago

A proposal for a state-owned casino near Wichita has been put on hold while the developers revise their proposal to better compete should an Indian tribe open a casino nearby.

Elderly Kan. woman dies following shootings

2 days ago

An elderly northeast Kansas woman has died from injuries in a weekend shooting that also claimed her granddaughter and two great-granddaughters.

Kansas regulators prep for Dodge casino opening

2 days ago

Kansas regulators are making preparations for the opening of a state-owned casino in Dodge City later this month.

Board approves plan for Kansas City, Kan., casino

3 days ago

A partnership hoping to build a Kansas City, Kan., casino cleared its biggest regulatory hurdle on Tuesday, despite the misgivings of the state board in charge of awarding the contract that the plan's first phase does not include building a hotel.

Payless ShoeSource to franchise in Philippines

3 days ago

Shoe and accessories retailer Payless ShoeSource Inc. said Tuesday that it will begin selling shoes in the Philippines as part of an international expansion.