A patent application filed by Apple reveals an interesting possible development of iPad's Smart Cover, which may get a display of its own down the road

Gay rights activists are planning to hold on Friday a "national same-sex kiss day at Chick-fil-A," the restaurant chain whose president's opposition to same-sex marriage sparked a media frenzy.

In preparing students for school enrollment, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) provides information related to birth certificates and immunizations.

Douglas County is the first county in Kansas to use a national safety database to find someone who places a 911 call from a cellphone.

Voters in a north-central Kansas school district have the chance to recall a longtime school board member when they go to the polls next week.

Westar Energy crews are working to restore power to about 1,300 customers who lost electricity after thunderstorms with severe lightning rolled through Shawnee County and Topeka.

A federal judge has scheduled a September trial for a Canadian man found in Michigan with a 12-year-old Kansas girl he met on the Internet.

A political action committee affiliated with Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback's campaign has reported no activity so far this year.

Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach is preparing to offer his prediction for voter turnout in Tuesday's primary elections.

A groundbreaking ceremony launched construction on a 108-mile power line between Colwich and Medicine Lodge.

Grassroots supporters organized a "Day of Appreciation" for Chick-fil-A restaurants in the wake of controversy over their president's comments opposing same-sex marriage.

Topeka Police officers responded just after 5 pm to the 200 block of SE 13th St. They found 50-year-old Daniel Hutchinson in his truck, with a knife wound.

A fire broke out at the Topeka Frito Lay facility's power production area Wednesday night.

Three-term Republican House member Joe Patton is trying to unseat two-term incumbent Vicki Schmidt in the 20th State Senate district.

It was pink everywhere at the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Wednesday.

Topeka parents are finding out that some students are not allowed transportation this year due to the waiver Kansas received from the No Child Left Behind Act

Fort Riley soldiers are hitting the range to train on some of the most advanced equipment in the Army's arsenal. The training marks the first time that Big Red One soldiers are firing the latest version of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle.

Chairman Steve Cadue says it's all because of severe drought conditions also hitting the Kickapoo Reservation.

Four Kansas counties declared federal disaster areas in the massive 2012 drought.

Kansas Department of Transportation Secretary Mike King has expressed condolences to the family, friends and co-workers of a KDOT employee who was killed in a crash Monday south of Ulysses.

The BBB is warning consumers of a new email scam.

Nearly 20,000 pounds of food and hundreds of loaves of fresh bread will be handed out in Topeka Thursday morning, courtesy of Harvesters.

Mid-Continent Airport in Wichita plans to increase its security by installing four new X-ray machines.

Mid-Continent Airport in Wichita plans to increase its security by installing four new X-ray machines.

A church in need of a permanent home has submitted the winning bid for a former elementary school in Wichita.