In a race with no shortage of drama and no shortage of spending, Republican U.S. Rep. Roger Marshall made things relatively straightforward on election night, defeating Democratic state Sen. Barbara Bollier in what has been the most expensive race in Kansas political history.
Democrats' hopes of breaking the state Republican supermajorities in both houses of the state legislature appear to be fading, with several races still too close to call.
Hannah Kissell and Felicia Dutton went to the polls together on Tuesday. Dutton said she swore off voting and hasn't cast a ballot in her life because she believed the system was corrupt, but Kissell convinced Dutton to vote.
The mysterious mailbox suddenly appeared one week before Election Day in the front hallway to Logan Elementary School, with a sign behind it instructing students to "Vote Here."
Gov. Laura Kelly and legislative leaders on the State Finance Council on Thursday approved allocation of part of the reserve money in statewide COVID-19 relief funding.