Nebraska Certifies Ballot Measures to Legalize Medical Marijuana September 17, 2024 By John Hanna and Margery A. Beck Nebraska certified two ballot measures Friday to legalize medical marijuana even though the state’s Republican attorney general said their supporters...
Kansas to Pay $50K Settlement Over a Transgender Highway Patrol Employee’s Firing August 20, 2024 By John Hanna TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas will pay $50,000 to settle a federal anti-discrimination lawsuit filed by a former state Highway...
Rapper Nelly Arrested in Missouri for Lack of Insurance, Possession of Ecstasy August 9, 2024 By Summer Ballentine and John Hanna Rapper Nelly was arrested early Wednesday at a St. Louis-area casino, and the Missouri Highway Patrol said an officer found...
Former Kansas Newspaper Reporter Settles Lawsuit Over Police Raid for $235K July 8, 2024 By John Hanna TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A former reporter for a weekly Kansas newspaper has agreed to accept $235,000 to settle part...
Worsening Floods Pose Threat to US Dam Safety July 5, 2024 By Michael Phillis and John Hanna ST. LOUIS (AP) — Early last week, floodwater in rural Minnesota pushed debris against a more than century-old dam and...
Kansas School District Was Discriminatory in Discipline: DOJ July 5, 2024 By John Hanna TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Educators in Kansas’ largest public school district discriminated against Black and disabled students when disciplining them,...
Floodwaters Force People From Homes in Some Parts of Iowa June 24, 2024 By Ed White and John Hanna Floodwaters forced people out of their homes in parts of Iowa, the result of weeks of rain, while much of...
Kansas Schools Turn to AI to Spot Guns May 14, 2024 By David A. Lieb and John Hanna TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas could soon offer up to $5 million in grants for schools to outfit surveillance cameras...
Kansas Governor Signs Law to Increase Benefits to Injured Workers April 15, 2024 By John Hanna TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas will increase what have been among the lowest benefits in the U.S. for workers who...
Kansas Newspaper Seeks $10M Over Police Raids April 3, 2024 By John Hanna TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A weekly central Kansas newspaper and its publisher filed a federal lawsuit Monday over police raids...