Kansas

Even without the computers, cellphones and other equipment taken in a police raid, the new edition of the ‘Marion County Record’ made it to newsstands Wednesday

Kansas, North Dakota and Wyoming had new laws restricting transgender athletes in place before classes resumed, and a Missouri law takes effect at the end of this month

Several press freedom watchdogs condemned the Marion Police Department’s actions as a blatant violation of the U.S. Constitution’s protection for a free press

In both states, the impact of the overturning of Roe remains unsettled as GOP-controlled legislatures push to tighten laws surrounding abortion and the doctors and clinics who provide them wage fierce court battles

District Judge Teresa Watson’s order will remain in effect for up to two weeks, although she can extend it

Kobach is seeking an order in Shawnee County District Court to stop Kelly and agencies under her control from allowing changes to transgender people’s driver’s licenses

From heat waves in the South and West to unhealthy air quality in the Northeast, much of the U.S. is under the threat of extreme weather

The surge reported this week came ahead of a new state law that defines male and female on birth certificates and driver’s licenses based on a person’s sex assigned at birth

The group aims to boost services both in states with abortion bans and those where access is legal

This nonprofit that describes itself as a collection of doctors and others uniting to “protect healthcare from a radical, divisive, and discriminatory ideology” has become a significant presence in statehouses

The GOP-controlled Legislature on Thursday overrode Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of the measure. The Kansas law defines male and female in law based on a person’s reproductive anatomy at birth

In a land where private property is venerated and “get off my lawn” has become a mantra of jokey crankiness, the American front door is where the public sphere encounters private space — occasionally with disastrous results

Honest mistakes and simple acts like going to the wrong address or car in a parking lot, or even just ringing the wrong doorbell, can seem like a fateful question of trust

Twenty-five U.S. jurisdictions have legalized the drug, while others have only decriminalized. If you’re traveling, make sure to avoid legal issues

Many professionals who deal with transgender youth see such care as vital for preservation of mental health and to prevent suicides

The Republican-controlled state legislature overrode Democratic Governor Laura Kelly’s third veto in three years of a bill that applies a ban on school teams and club sports sponsored by K-12 schools and colleges

The legislation deals with cases when an abortion procedure results in a live birth and would require medical personnel to take the same steps to preserve the newborn’s life as providers would with other live births

The Electronic Registration Information Center, known as ERIC, has been targeted by conspiracy theories tied to the 2020 election

Recent gun violence involving college players show the challenge facing athletic departments when it comes to determining how gun laws and regulations should be applied within their programs

The moves, encouraged by former president Donald Trump, are the latest indication of how conspiracy theories related to the 2020 election continue to ripple throughout the Republican Party

The aim of the system, known as Electronic Registration Information Center, is to help states maintain accurate lists of registered voters

In some states, Republicans are considering exemptions to sweeping bans or looking at ways to prevent abortions besides trying to roll back the number of weeks during which the procedure is allowed

As individual newspapers told readers they were dropping “Dilbert,” the company that distributed the strip said it was severing ties with Adams

The creator of the long-running comic that pokes fun at office-place culture defended himself on social media

In California, the National Weather Service said winter storms will continue moving into the state through Wednesday

The justices have scheduled two hours of arguments in the case Tuesday, though it will probably go longer

A tornado touched down Sunday near Liberal, Kansas, the National Weather Service said, and more than a dozen homes were reported damaged