AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-kansas-ks-state-wire-topeka-b9c473b7796106bde9e8db9fe90cfab2Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-kansas-ks-state-wire-topeka-b9c473b7796106bde9e8db9fe90cfab2Click to copyRelated topicsTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Gov. Laura Kelly said Monday that she is considering recommending that Kansas counties shut down bars again and limit public gatherings to 15 people in hopes of reversing a resurgence in reported coronavirus cases that is making the state’s previous work to check it “for naught.”Kelly said she will push next week to close...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-kansas-ks-state-wire-topeka-b9c473b7796106bde9e8db9fe90cfab2Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-kansas-ks-state-wire-topeka-b9c473b7796106bde9e8db9fe90cfab2Click to copyRelated topicsTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Gov. Laura Kelly said Monday that she is considering recommending that Kansas counties shut down bars again and limit public gatherings to 15 people in hopes of reversing a resurgence in reported coronavirus cases that is making the state’s previous work to check it “for naught.”Kelly said she will push next week to close...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-kansas-city-ap-top-news-health-media-ac948dae17c3dbc36ffe62246925c4f3Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-kansas-city-ap-top-news-health-media-ac948dae17c3dbc36ffe62246925c4f3Click to copyRelated topicsTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democrats are scrambling to deal with the strong possibility that a 19-year-old candidate for a Kansas House seat in Kansas City will unseat a veteran lawmaker despite making incendiary comments on social media and acknowledging abusive behavior online toward girls in middle school. Aaron Coleman, a...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-kansas-city-ap-top-news-health-media-ac948dae17c3dbc36ffe62246925c4f3Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-kansas-city-ap-top-news-health-media-ac948dae17c3dbc36ffe62246925c4f3Click to copyRelated topicsTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democrats are scrambling to deal with the strong possibility that a 19-year-old candidate for a Kansas House seat in Kansas City will unseat a veteran lawmaker despite making incendiary comments on social media and acknowledging abusive behavior online toward girls in middle school. Aaron Coleman, a...WW…

John Hanna/APKansas House Speaker Ron Ryckman Jr., R-Olathe, speaks with reporters following a meeting of legisative leaders with Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly, Friday, June 26, 2020, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Ryckman says a plan from Kelly to erase a budget shortfall that arose amid the coronavirus pandemic merely pushes the state's financial problems off a year. (AP Photo/John Hanna)7:21 PM, Aug 06, 2020TOPEKA — Kansas House Speaker Ron Ryckman Jr. tested positive for coronavirus last month. A spokesman for Gov. Laura Kelly said Thursday that she will get tested because...…John Hanna/APKansas House Speaker Ron Ryckman Jr., R-Olathe, speaks with reporters following a meeting of legisative leaders with Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly, Friday, June 26, 2020, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Ryckman says a plan from Kelly to erase a budget shortfall that arose amid the coronavirus pandemic merely pushes the state's financial problems off a year. (AP Photo/John Hanna)7:21 PM, Aug 06, 2020TOPEKA — Kansas House Speaker Ron Ryckman Jr. tested positive for coronavirus last month. A spokesman for Gov. Laura Kelly said Thursday that she will get tested because...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/legislature-kansas-voting-rights-elections-topeka-34eb87b7dbca3d7bd475b26f2d849d63Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/legislature-kansas-voting-rights-elections-topeka-34eb87b7dbca3d7bd475b26f2d849d63Click to copyRelated topicsTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Kansas are joining GOP colleagues nationwide in trying to tighten voting laws, advancing a measure Wednesday that would make it harder for churches, civic groups, neighbors and candidates to collect and return absentee ballots for voters.The state Senate approved, 28-12, that would make...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/legislature-kansas-voting-rights-elections-topeka-34eb87b7dbca3d7bd475b26f2d849d63Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/legislature-kansas-voting-rights-elections-topeka-34eb87b7dbca3d7bd475b26f2d849d63Click to copyRelated topicsTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Kansas are joining GOP colleagues nationwide in trying to tighten voting laws, advancing a measure Wednesday that would make it harder for churches, civic groups, neighbors and candidates to collect and return absentee ballots for voters.The state Senate approved, 28-12, that would make...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-senate-elections-kansas-elections-impeachments-ba885507c87bff72b10c83df0e0a3305Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-senate-elections-kansas-elections-impeachments-ba885507c87bff72b10c83df0e0a3305Click to copyRelated topicsTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has endorsed Kansas Sen. Jerry Moran for reelection in 2022, early backing that makes it unlikely the two-term Republican will face a serious challenge in the GOP primary.Trump’s endorsement Thursday evening came less than two weeks after Moran voted with most...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-senate-elections-kansas-elections-impeachments-ba885507c87bff72b10c83df0e0a3305Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-senate-elections-kansas-elections-impeachments-ba885507c87bff72b10c83df0e0a3305Click to copyRelated topicsTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has endorsed Kansas Sen. Jerry Moran for reelection in 2022, early backing that makes it unlikely the two-term Republican will face a serious challenge in the GOP primary.Trump’s endorsement Thursday evening came less than two weeks after Moran voted with most...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-kansas-city-kansas-elections-campaigns-97855c4a3deea46d5cbd8b39489b8af7Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/election-2020-kansas-city-kansas-elections-campaigns-97855c4a3deea46d5cbd8b39489b8af7Click to copyRelated topicsTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A soon-to-be seated Kansas lawmaker has had a temporary anti-stalking order issued against him in court at the request of a former opponent’s campaign manager, who said he sent her harassing messages, came to her home twice and tried to get her evicted.State Rep.-elect Aaron Coleman, a 20-year-old...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-kansas-city-kansas-elections-campaigns-97855c4a3deea46d5cbd8b39489b8af7Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/election-2020-kansas-city-kansas-elections-campaigns-97855c4a3deea46d5cbd8b39489b8af7Click to copyRelated topicsTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A soon-to-be seated Kansas lawmaker has had a temporary anti-stalking order issued against him in court at the request of a former opponent’s campaign manager, who said he sent her harassing messages, came to her home twice and tried to get her evicted.State Rep.-elect Aaron Coleman, a 20-year-old...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/kansas-topeka-coronavirus-pandemic-nursing-homes-12eb382dd38946d6987b58cdeffe2046Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/kansas-topeka-coronavirus-pandemic-nursing-homes-12eb382dd38946d6987b58cdeffe2046Click to copyRelated topicsTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas considers meatpacking plant workers and grocery store employees essential workers, putting them just behind health care workers and nursing home residents for coronavirus vaccines, Gov. Laura Kelly said Friday.The Democratic governor also said members of the Republican-controlled Legislature won’t get any...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/kansas-topeka-coronavirus-pandemic-nursing-homes-12eb382dd38946d6987b58cdeffe2046Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/kansas-topeka-coronavirus-pandemic-nursing-homes-12eb382dd38946d6987b58cdeffe2046Click to copyRelated topicsTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas considers meatpacking plant workers and grocery store employees essential workers, putting them just behind health care workers and nursing home residents for coronavirus vaccines, Gov. Laura Kelly said Friday.The Democratic governor also said members of the Republican-controlled Legislature won’t get any...WW…