Kansas News

The Kansas Geological Survey based at the University of Kansas has received a nearly $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to study the feasibility of storing carbon dioxide underground.

The state's plan to connect health care systems together electronically continues moving forward.

State labor officials say some jobless Kansans are now eligible for up to 86 weeks of unemployment benefits.

Cheyenne, Rice and Sherman counties along with Barton Ellsworth, Logan, McPherson, Rawlins, Reno, Stafford, Thomas and Wallace counties have been given disaster designations by the United States Department of Agriculture for storms July 17 through Sept.

Larry Williams expected to wait 10 years to see the death sentence carried out for his daughters killer.

Reading through the Eagle's piece this weekend , it's easy to understand why victims' families are frustrated.

It's one of America's most haunting crime stories: four members of a Kansas family brutally murdered on Nov.

Gail Spencer was tightening the lug nuts on the left back tire of her 1996 Chevrolet Nova on a recent Saturday morning as she prepared for the timed trials for a drag race at Heartland Park.

When we first interviewed Max Tjaden, in early September, he figured he was only days away from harvesting his corn and soybeans.

Kansas law enforcement and some lawmakers are taking notice of a new legal substance that is designed to mimic the effects of marijuana.

Dozens of illegal gambling machines have been destroyed after they were confiscated from a supplier who had placed them in businesses across Kansas.

A Norton man was killed in a one vehicle accident late Thursday evening. Highway Patrol troopers said the accident happened on Kansas Highway 23, seven miles south of Hoxie.

Train whistles sounded as railcars filled with wheat slowly moved eastward along the tracks, headed for export to Mexico via Dodge City.

Gov. Mark Parkinson has directed flags across Kansas to fly at half-staff from now until sundown November 14 in recognition of the death of former Kansas Gov.

TOPEKA, Kan. - A group of economists and policy-makers slashed Kansas tax collection estimates Thursday by $235 million, reflecting signs of continued weakness in the state economy.

A man suspected of sexually assaulting more than 12 women in New Mexico and Texas and trying to kill a Pueblo police officer has prompted inquiries from investigators in Colorado and Kansas, authorities said this week.

Prison officials say the escapee, named Daisy, is a female Belgian Malinois , resembling a German shepherd in shape and size.

State and federal officials say Kansas has great potential for developing wind power but lacks enough transmission lines to spur further development of renewable energy.

A former mayor of Salina and current Congressional candidate denies allegations of sexual harassment.

Kansas Medical Center in Andover and Preferred Health Systems have signed a contract making the medical center part of the PHS network.