A detachment from the Kansas National Guard deploys soon for a year in Afghanistan where the soldiers will assist with medical air evacuations.

A state board in Kansas has denied parole to a man who's spent three decades in prison after being convicted of killing a state Highway Patrol trooper.

When harmful algal blooms are present, KDHE, in cooperation with the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism and other lake managers where appropriate, responds by informing the public of these conditions.

36 year old Aaron Gunderson and 28 year old Nathan Wallace are among 35 defendants in the case.

Topeka cancer patients should expect to see new treatment options, thanks to the KU Cancer Center's new National Cancer Institute designation.

The USDA cited the Topeka Zoo Wednesday for one violation but took note of several of the improvements made recently at the zoo in animal care and infrastructure.

A large-scale drug ring that allegedly supplied drugs to members of the 2010-11 Kansas men's basketball team involved about $17 million worth of marijuana and cocaine.

Crews stopped a car fire from fully spreading to home just before 4:30 p.m. Thursday.

The Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve near Strong City will officially open its visitors center on Friday.

A Hutchinson manufacturing plant that makes food processing equipment plans to move to a Kansas City, Mo., suburb.

A judge says statements that a former Kansas police officer made after his wife was killed will be allowed as evidence at his trial.

Several DirecTV customers are reporting on online forums that they were able to get up to $10 per month knocked off their bills because they threatened to leave the satellite TV company over the fact that Viacom programming is no longer available for DirecTV customers.

Fort Hays State University has renamed its business college to highlight the western Kansas institution's focus on promoting new business development.

A new commander is taking over at two military prisons and a military police brigade at Fort Leavenworth.

A recent report from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides hard data that the first six months of 2012 were the hottest since records began being kept in 1895.

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius joined other officials at KU Medical Center Thursday afternoon to announce the University of Kansas Cancer Center earned designation as a National Cancer Institute Cancer Center.

The University of Kansas Cancer Center has been designated as a National Cancer Institute facility.

Given that an overwhelming number of African-Americans consistently support Obama, some have openly wondered if the nation's first African-American president is taking them for granted. And if he is, is that a risk he can afford to take.

Over the past eight years, many features have been added to the social network, multiplying the ways people can interact with each other. You can chat and message someone, tag them in a photo or a post, check them into a location, post on their timeline or mention them in your own posts.

Kansas is facing claims that it should cover more than $669,000 in legal bills from parties in a federal lawsuit over the Legislature's failure to redraw political boundaries.

It was all about beauty and wellness in the Little Apple Wednesday night as members of area businesses flocked to a local salon and spa.

A Junction City man is facing a number of drug charges after a traffic stop and subsequent search of his home.

Two men were taken to the hospital and two men were arrested in Manhattan early Thursday after a brawl in the parking lot of a local grocery store.

Defense attorneys will begin presenting their case in the trial of a man accused in the death of a Topeka woman and the wounding of her friend.

A state official say changes in how Kansas organizes aid recipients are improving efficiency, while some recipients aren't so sure.