Sherman Smith

House Majority Leader Chris Croft told Johnson County Republicans in private Zoom calls in May that he wants to drive the corporate income tax rate to zero next year, and he tempered his enthusiasm for trying to lure the Kansas City Chiefs across state lines with concern about Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly taking credit.

A coalition led by the American Civil Liberties Union has asked a state court to abolish the death penalty in Kansas, arguing it violates constitutional rights, is racially biased and ineffective at deterring crime.

A new survey shows most Kansans believe former Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody should be prosecuted for raiding a newspaper office, editor's home and a city councilwoman's home last year.

Johnson County voters would never know by reading campaign websites that Republicans who are seeking reelection there are among the most zealous opponents of abortion rights.

An adviser for Republican congressional candidate Derek Schmidt says the "fake newspaper" Democratic rival Nancy Boyda mailed to 160,000 households is "illegal" and "dishonest."

Videos surfaced online last week showing a legislative candidate jumping on a motionless woman in bed and holding a pillow over her head.

Kansas voters chose Republican Donald Trump over his Democratic rival for a third straight election cycle and appeared to defy a projection that the race would be much closer than past elections.

Kansas voters chose Republican Donald Trump over his Democratic rival for a third straight election cycle and appeared to defy a projection that the race would be much closer than past elections.

Gov. Laura Kelly granted clemency to six men and a woman who have "demonstrated their commitment to making amends," clearing criminal records for five and allowing the early release of two currently in state prisons.

Eric Meyer, editor and publisher of the Marion County Record, delivered remarks as he was inducted alongside his mother, Joan, in the Kansas Press Association Newspaper Hall of Fame.