Wichita police arrested a woman who they say left nine young children at a mall while she used drugs.

The drought that has hit Kansas this year has also taken a toll on the Bartlett Arboretum outside Wichita.

Democratic leaders in the Kansas Legislature are hoping Republicans disillusioned with the results of their party's primaries will back Democrats in November.

On August 9th the Topeka Fire Department, Soldier Township Fire Department, Mission Township Fire Department and Topeka Fire Fighters Local 83 are hosting the Pink Heals Tour.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the city of Wellsville public water system, located in Franklin County in mid- eastern Kansas.

Riley County police say they found drugs, cash and a gun during a search warrant at a Manhattan apartment.

Officials say staff shortages require Shawnee County to close pools earlier.

After fireworks ignited several grass fires and destroyed a home during the July Fourth weekend, Hutchinson city officials have had enough.

Authorities say a man was taken by Life Star Helicopter to a local hospital after hitting a cow with his motorcycle.

Juror misconduct is being alleged in the trial of a man accused in the death of a Topeka woman and the wounding of her life partner.

Construction will begin next week on a new cable median barrier on Kansas Highway 10 east of Lawrence.

Incumbent Republican State Senator Vicki Schmidt pulled away with the hotly contested 20th District primary Senate race, beating Rep. Joe Patton 51 to 49 percent.

Tobias Schlingensiepen held about a 200-vote margin between himself and Robert Eye most of the night Tuesday before pulling away in the Democratic primary in the state's 2nd Congressional district.

Former Shawnee Co. Sheriff Dick Barta bested two opponents in the GOP primary in the 18th State Senate District.

Rep. Jim Denning unseated State Sen. Tim Owens in the 8th Senate District Tuesday.

Competitors will have several chances to win their tickets: more locations will be revealed on the Great Overland Station's Facebook page.

Prudential First Realtors employees carried boxes of school supplies into the Topeka Rescue Mission's Distribution Center on Tuesday.

Thanks to video surveillance, police have a photo of a suspect they say attempted to use a credit card that was stolen during a home invasion in Topeka August 6th. They're asking the public to help identify the man.

Since his bike was stolen more than a week ago, Jaime Flowers and his sister, Danielle Stiner, have been spreading the word by canvassing neighborhoods and posting flyers.

Partisan legal showdowns in battleground states over a spate of new voting laws could turn the 2012 elections into a repeat of the 2000 presidential vote recount saga, political experts say.

Kansas State University student Erik Kynard had plenty of support from the Wildcat nation Tuesday as he competed in the Olympics and came away with a silver medal in the high jump.

The Army Corps of Engineers predicts water flow in the Missouri River will be about 85 percent of normal this year.

Platte County Prosecuting Attorney Eric Zahnd says police found K-2 and other synthetic drugs in three recent traffic stops.

U.S. District Judge J. Thomas Marten on Tuesday rejected an anti-abortion activist's argument her case should be dismissed because a doctor she's accused of threatening doesn't provide abortions.

Gas prices continued their slow but steady march higher Tuesday, surpassing a nationwide average of $3.63 cents a gallon on the back of refinery problems in the United States and higher crude oil prices globally.