Kansas News | citizen journal

Kansas news from the Statehouse to your hometown, in 5-minute reads. Pick your community below or catch up on today’s statewide stories.

kansas

state news

mcpherson county

hutchinson

salina

abilene

hays

junction city

lawrence

manhattan

newton

topeka

ark valley

emporia

liberal

great bend

pittsburg

dodge city

garden city

Kansas

Wildfire threat very high Monday across southwest Kansas amid critical weather conditions

State officials deploy hundreds of firefighters as high winds and dry air threaten to rapidly spread new and existing blazes

Kansas

Kansas daily brief

Kansas news for busy people - May 15, 2026 edition

Kansas

Kansas daily brief

Kansas news for busy people - May 14, 2026 edition

Kansas

Kansas awards more than $1.3 million in grants to revitalize rural downtowns

McPherson, Great Bend and Russell among 15 communities receiving HEAL funds to drive local economic growth

McPherson County

Skip the Excuses: Lean on Your Favorite Exercises

McPherson gym owner Shelly Prescott offers a practical reset for days when motivation runs low

Kansas

Kansas daily brief

Kansas news for busy people - May 13, 2026 edition

Kansas

KCC partially approves Evergy transmission line, orders new route to protect Flint Hills

Regulators greenlight the western half of the Buffalo Flats project but send the utility back to the drawing board to avoid ecological and oil lease disruptions in southeast Kansas.

Kansas

Kansas daily brief

Kansas news for busy people - May 12, 2026 edition

Kansas

Boeing to invest $1 billion in Wichita facilities following Spirit AeroSystems acquisition

The aerospace giant will fund facility upgrades and employee training as it prepares to increase 737 Max production

Kansas

Kansas daily brief

Kansas news for busy people - May 11, 2026 edition

Kansas

Kansas daily brief

Kansas news for busy people - May 8, 2026 edition

Kansas

Kansas Honors 4 Fallen Officers, Local Heroes at 2026 Valor Awards

McPherson Police Chief Mikel Golden presides over annual ceremony as president of KACP

Hutchinson

Kansas governor proclaims May as Parental Mental Health Awareness Month

Information obtained from www.kdhe.ks.gov

Kansas

Kansas daily brief

Kansas news for busy people - May 7, 2026 edition

Kansas

Kansas daily brief

Kansas news for busy people - May 6, 2026 edition

Kansas

Kansas Sunflower Summer returns in 2026 with shorter season, same family-friendly benefits

Information obtained from sunflowersummer.org

Kansas

Kansas daily brief

Kansas news for busy people - May 5, 2026 edition

kansas

Wildfire threat very high Monday across southwest Kansas amid critical weather conditions

Kansas daily brief

Top 5 Kansas news stories

Kansas daily brief

Top 5 Kansas news stories

Kansas awards more than $1.3 million in grants to revitalize rural downtowns

Skip the Excuses: Lean on Your Favorite Exercises

Kansas daily brief

Top 5 Kansas news stories

KCC partially approves Evergy transmission line, orders new route to protect Flint Hills

Kansas daily brief

Top 5 Kansas news stories

Boeing to invest $1 billion in Wichita facilities following Spirit AeroSystems acquisition

Kansas daily brief

Top 5 Kansas news stories

Kansas daily brief

Top 5 Kansas news stories

Kansas Honors 4 Fallen Officers, Local Heroes at 2026 Valor Awards

Kansas governor proclaims May as Parental Mental Health Awareness Month

Kansas daily brief

Top 5 Kansas news stories

Kansas daily brief

Top 5 Kansas news stories

Kansas Sunflower Summer returns in 2026 with shorter season, same family-friendly benefits

Kansas daily brief