News Staff Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said today that the attorney general’s office has donated 23 protective ballistic vests retired from use to be shipped to Ukraine for use by law enforcement and the military forces. The donation was part of a larger effort coordinated by U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall and more than 20 law enforcement … Read more
The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) is proud to announce the launch of Go Outdoors Kansas – KDWP’s all-new licensing and boat registration system designed to provide outdoor recreationalist with an improved customer service experience. More than 500 license and boat vendor locations are now processing transactions through the online system. Outdoor-goers can … Read more
Attorney General Derek Schmidt today urged all Kansas parents to be cautious when shopping for and purchasing baby formula in the midst of extreme shortages occurring across the nation. Kansans are facing shortages of baby formula following pandemic-related disruptions in the global supply chain and a recall of significant amounts of baby formula by the … Read more
A five-year-old boy who was the subject of an Amber Alert has been found safe, and the suspect vehicle was found in Cowley County. Authorities say Brixton Sisk’s mother walked into his school in Rose Hill, Kansas, posing as a social worker and took him. The mother’s parental rights had been severed by the court. … Read more
Kansas driver’s license holders can now quickly and conveniently update their address on their current credentials. Kansas licensees can update their address by downloading the iKan app from the Apple App or Google Play store or visiting ikan.ks.gov. To update an address using iKan, the Kansas Department of Revenue’s official renewal app, customers must submit … Read more
Governor Laura Kelly announced today that the State of Kansas has received more than $69 million through the federal American Rescue Plan to expand access to capital for traditionally underserved small businesses. The Kelly Administration applied for the funding last year in order to provide small business owners with the resources they need to grow … Read more
Governor Laura Kelly celebrated the creation of 8,800 high-paying, quality jobs in Johnson County. During visits to Overland Park and New Century, she highlighted the strides Kansas has made in attracting businesses to the state. Governor Kelly visited New Century Commerce Center, one of the largest multi-tenant business parks in the Kansas City Metro Region, … Read more
The Kansas Supreme Court has upheld a new congressional map for the state. The map was drawn up by Republicans in the state, and it removes territory from the Kansas City-area district that Congresswoman Sharice Davids, a Democrat, has carried by a major margin. Attorneys had challenged the map.
Governor Laura Kelly announced she has signed House Bill 2567, which fully funds K-12 education for the fourth consecutive year and guarantees funding through the 2024 fiscal year. Signing HB 2567 makes Governor Kelly the first governor in more than 20 years to fulfill Kansas students’ constitutional right to school funding. In addition to fully … Read more
The City of Ark City says progress is being made on the waste water treatment plant renovations. Currently crews are doing demolition on old equipment that is being replaced, emptying one of the digesting tanks to prepare of concrete repairs, new piping and a new lid. One of the trickling filters is currently being replaced … Read more