Kansas

The annual child wellness report Kids Count found child poverty has improved in Kansas and Missouri compared to the years before the pandemic. But both states still have tens of thousands of children without health insurance.

The Kansas Department of Revenue — the state agency that oversees driver's licenses — sent out hundreds of letters invalidating some, but not all, transgender Kansans' licenses. But lawsuits are underway to stop the effort.

Kansas lawmakers have promised for years to fix sky-high property tax bills. But the 2026 session ended with both Democrats and Republicans disappointed and vowing to try again next year.

Sixth grader Lizzy Chobad is selling T-shirts as a fundraiser to combat school meal debt in the Valley Center school district.

Unexpected Blooms has been spreading recycled flowers — and joy — to senior care facilities for the past 10 years. Now, it's supporting the next generation of florists with a scholarship for local community college students.

Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed dozens of bills, but Republicans overrode a majority to force the measures into law — including restrictions on student protesters, funding for anti-abortion centers, and more power for landlords.

Meteorologists confirmed tornadoes in Franklin County, Kansas and Linn County, Missouri. The Kansas City metro area went under tornado watch around 6:30 p.m., before lightning storms and rain rolled in.

After a two-year court battle, Sniper 1 can finally be identified as Keaton Siebenaler. KCUR and The Midwest Newsroom have confirmed he departed the Joplin Police Department in August and graduated from the MSHP academy last week.

The new ban is part of a recent push to reconsider the effects of devices on the developing minds of students.

The Kansas News Service interviewed lawmakers on both sides of the aisle about their use of AI chatbots in the legislative process. There are no restrictions on lawmakers using ChatGPT, Claude and other services.