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Hometown: Salina, Kansas Competition Host(s): Salina Area Chamber of Commerce and Kansas Leadership Center    Essay Topic: Teen Wellness  Colin B. believes that every young person deserves access to t...

Kansans are deciding a series of high-profile races and a constitutional amendment. Here's what to know about voting in the general election.

From city halls to chambers of commerce to civic activism, these residents are finding their voice

Kansas permits self-driving vehicles on public roads as long as the vehicles adhere to state and federal laws and regulations.

Kansas had 700 fewer farms in 2025 than in 2024 and used 200,000 fewer acres of land for farming. The smallest farms were hit hardest.

The city is required to keep certain property and provide a way for its retrieval. Yet over the course of over 900 encampment removals since January 2025, officials have only 10 instances of saving pe...

The ICE arrests of plant workers and others around southwest Kansas began Tuesday, causing alarm and confusion across the region.

Multiple unmarked vans were seen near processing facilities Tuesday, stopping people going to and from work.

Wichita’s largest homeless encampment, north of Chapin Park, will be shut down by city officials on Oct. 12, according to letters delivered to camp residents and exclusively obtained by The Journal. O...

Thrive Restaurant Group and Goodwill Industries of Kansas have piloted a program to help Thrive employees on the margins achieve stability.

The upcoming 100th anniversary of Route 66 allows Cherokee County cities to show off its revival as a historic byway. in Kansas.

SB 20 requires pharmacy benefit managers to reimburse pharmacies for the cost of drugs, plus a $10.50 dispensing fee for operational costs/

Some Kansas City area residents fear their neighbors no longer remember much about the 9/11 attacks that took place a quarter century ago.

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The nonprofit will have to add emergency shelter beds, after months of frustration at City Hall over a bed deficit preventing stricter enforcement at homeless camps.

If a Kansan U.S. Senate seat is vacated, the governor may appoint a replacement to serve until the next general election.

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With fresher produce and a wider range of options, patrons of StepStone food pantry are expanding their personal menus.

After two years of equipping residents to document public meetings and strengthen local news, Wichita Documenters will conclude its work this fall.

Experts say officials should be cautious in removing someone from a meeting, but the public must also understand the purpose and limits of such sessions.

Quentin BlueHorse, a Rosebud Sioux, doesn’t view indigenous history as just a tragedy. He doesn’t dwell on his anger.

As the city’s undetermined closing date for the encampment looms, those who live there are exasperated at what they say is lack of communication.