Justice Dept. sues Kansas school district over transgender policies

The U.S. Department of Justice filed its first lawsuit that challenges a school district’s policies regarding transgender students and claims the rules violate a federal law. 

Reporter receives $850K settlement over Kansas newspaper raid

A Kansas town has agreed to pay $850,000 to a former reporter at its weekly newspaper to end her federal lawsuit over a police raid of the paper’s offices in 2023.

Keystone Pipeline hit with proposed massive multi-million dollar fine

A proposed legal settlement with the U.S. government would require the Keystone Pipeline system’s operator to pay a $26.9 million civil penalty over a major oil spill in Kansas in December 2022.

Sixth-grader finds 85-million-year-old fossil on club field trip

Corbin Bullard didn’t know exactly what he’d found while on a field trip with his 4-H Geology Club, “but I knew that it was something big."

Kansas elementary school teacher found dead in snow days after going missing

A Kansas elementary school teacher who went missing after leaving a downtown bar late Friday night was found dead in a wooded area near where she was last seen, authorities said.

Suspects in Kansas women’s deaths are members of ‘God’s Misfits’: affidavit

Two Kansas women who went missing last month were killed over a custody dispute involving a group of anti-government Oklahomans calling themselves “God’s Misfits," arrest affidavits show.

Missing women from Kansas confirmed dead; 4 charged

The two women were driving through the Oklahoma panhandle to pick up kids for a birthday party, but never showed up.

Cole Brings Plenty, '1923' actor and nephew of 'Yellowstone' star, found dead

Cole Brings Plenty, nephew of 'Yellowstone' actor Mo Brings Plenty, went missing on Easter in Lawrence, roughly 40 minutes outside of Kansas City.

Officer replaces therapy pig for young boy after tragic animal attack

A Kansas police officer stepped in to replace a therapy pig for a young boy after the original one was attacked by another animal.

Jackie Robinson statue stolen from Kansas park

A Kansas town is in uproar after a prized Jackie Robinson statue was stolen from a public park.

Pliers impale Kansas teen after he slips on ice while shoveling snow: 'I didn't know they were in there'

In a bizarre incident, 15-year-old Joey Zeman from Wakeeney, Kansas, survived a freak accident while shoveling snow. Joey slipped on ice and found himself impaled by a pair of pliers he usually carries as part of his farm routine.

Pliers impale Kansas teen after he slips on ice while shoveling snow: 'I didn't know they were in there'

In a bizarre incident, 15-year-old Joey Zeman from Wakeeney, Kansas, survived a freak accident while shoveling snow. Joey slipped on ice and found himself impaled by a pair of pliers he usually carries as part of his farm routine.

Patrick Mahomes' helmet 'did its job' after shattering in frigid game, manufacturer says

The manufacturer of the helmet that Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes shattered during their AFC wild-card game with Miami says it “did its job” by protecting the league MVP “during a head-to-head impact in unprecedented cold temperatures.”