August 2012

The rotunda of the Kansas Statehouse will reopen next month, four years after workers sealed it off as part of the massive, ongoing renovation of the Capitol.

An event focused on telling the stories of the black Buffalo Soldiers and American Indians is planned for this weekend in the south-central Kansas town of Haysville.

Fire investigators are trying to determine what caused a fire at the Sigma Chi Fraternity at the University of Kansas.

Kansas is getting a $400,000 federal grant to improve its prescription drug monitoring program to combat what U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom calls the nation's fastest-growing drug problem.

A retired air refueling plane that first flew during the Eisenhower administration is heading for permanent display at the Museum of the Kansas National Guard in Topeka.

A new report shows Kansas students performing about the same on the ACT college entrance exam this year as they did in 2011.

Wichita residents will vote in November on whether to add fluoride to the city's water supply.

Butler County will not participate in a planning effort for five south-central Kansas counties.

Emporia residents could be fined up to $250 and have their water supply shut off if they do not comply with mandatory water restrictions.