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The Kansas House of Representatives passed the APEX bill, clearing one of the final hurdles for the incentives package to be signed by the Governor.

Kansas criminal prosecutors endorse bill calling for use of hearsay in preliminary hearings, a proposal opposed by defense lawyers and ACLU of Kansas.

The Newton Public Schools are addressing three incidents of racist and anti-Semitic graffiti.

The Newton Public Schools are already addressing six bias-related incidents in the first month of 2022, according to the Newton Police.

DA Marian Ryan will update findings on the fatal, police-involved shooting of Michael Conlon after the judge issues a report on the inquest’s findings.

Police arrested a Walpole man on drug and gun offenses after executing a search warrant. Updated to reflect disposition of the charges.

A bill pending in the Kansas Legislature would remove language in the state’s criminal sodomy law that targets LGBTQ people. Advocates say action is decades past due.

The number of hate incidents Newton Police investigated in 2021, doubled when compared with the past five years, according to Chief John Carmichael.

TOPEKA — Sex between same-sex couples technically remains a crime in Kansas even though the provision in state statute was ruled unconstitutional 19 years ago

Mayor Ruthanne Fuller confirmed that 100 percent of the citys 884 permanent municipal employees are complying with Newtons vaccination policy.