The sad deaths of three Kansas children due to drowning this holiday week, demonstrate the need for greater supervision during summer swimming season.

53-year-old Diane Brandenburg will serve two years, eight months in prison and pay more than $470,000 in restitution.

Rep. Sean Gatewood, a Topeka Democrat, is critical of the $220,000 cost associated with renaming two state agencies.

Lawyers for Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger on Friday asked U.S. District Judge Julie Robinson to uphold a 2011 statute restricting insurance coverage for abortions.

KDHE: The unfortunate deaths of three Kansas children due to drowning demonstrate the need for greater supervision during summer swimming season.

A Democrat in the Kansas House is criticizing Republican Gov. Sam Brownback's reorganization of state social service agencies because new names for two departments come with a projected $220,000 cost.

A version of a website that posted mug shots of people arrested in Johnson County was back up and running after being temporarily offline.

A Phoenix mother has been arrested after authorities say she put beer in her 2-year-old son's sippy cup.

A U.S. Department of Labor audit found discrepancies in time and attendance records at the Topeka zoo from March 2010 to March 2012.

Riley County police say an autopsy has been requested to determine how a 26-year-old Manhattan man died.

Larry Meeker of Lake Quivira says he'll kick off a petition drive Saturday in Shawnee. He needs signatures from 4 percent of the registered voters in the 17th House District in the Kansas City area to qualify as a candidate in the November general election.

A weak jobs report Friday was followed quickly by finger pointing from Republicans, who blamed President Barack Obama for enacting policies that have prevented growth and dissuaded employers from hiring.

Mexico's government donated $31,000 to support health-care screening and prevention in Kansas.

Kansas officials say the death of a 43-year-old man in northwest Kansas was heat-related, making it the state's third such fatality this year.

A weak jobs report Friday was followed quickly by finger pointing from Republicans, who blamed President Barack Obama for enacting policies that have prevented growth and dissuaded employers from hiring.

Fiesta Mexicana's 2012 Parade and Street Party gets underway Friday. To prepare, SE 9th Street between S Kansas Avenue and SE Quincy Street closed at 7:00 A.M.

A 23-year-old southeast Kansas woman has been sentenced to more than 13 years in prison in the April death of her newborn son.

A legislative oversight committee is scheduled to consider seeking additional audits of Kansas school district operations and a new review of the cost to implement national education standards.

A Democrat who couldn't seek a Kansas House seat because his filing form was lost now hopes to run as an independent.

The Palisades community in Lawrence went through quite a scare this morning as a grass fire immediately turned into what fire officials called a full structural response, that also threatened the Langston Hughes Elementary School.

Cardiologists say more than half of all heart attacks are preceded by symptoms that, if treated, could prevent the heart attack.

The problem began when international hackers ran an online scam to take control of computers.

Donna 'Michelle' Durkes faced charges for making a false writing and theft from $1,000 to $25,000.

23-year-old Karen Marie Bailey received a 161 month sentence Thursdy in Coffey County District Court.

Marc Schultz was driving under the influence of alcohol, marijuana and prescription drugs with his 5 year old son in the car when he fatally struck 55 year old Timothy Roberts.