Category Archives: fox-news/us/us-regions/midwest/kansas

{FD} Kansas Gov. Colyer hires lawyer for contested GOP primary

Posted on August 11, 2018 by Andrew Duehren

Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer dug in for a legal fight over this past week’s Republican gubernatorial primary, hiring an outside lawyer for the vote-counting process with Secretary of State Kris Kobach leading the incumbent by less than a tenth of a percentage point.

{FD} Kobach says he’ll recuse himself from Kansas vote-counting process

Posted on August 10, 2018 by Dom Calicchio

Kris Kobach, the Kansas secretary of state locked in a tight Republican gubernatorial primary battle against incumbent Gov. Jeff Colyer, said Thursday night that he plans to recuse himself from the vote-counting process.

{FD} Who is Sharice Davids, the Kansas congressional candidate who could make history?

Posted on August 9, 2018 by Kaitlyn Schallhorn

With her congressional primary victory, Sharice Davids moved one step closer to making history; if she wins in November, she will be the first gay, Native American elected to Congress.

{FD} Kansas GOP governor primary too close to call; Kobach, Colyer send supporters home

Posted on August 8, 2018 by Nicole Darrah

Hours after the polls closed in Kansas Tuesday night, the state was still awaiting the results of the GOP primary nomination in the heated race between Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach and incumbent Gov. Jeff Colyer.

{FD} Mom drove 2 kids into river, killing 1, reports say

Posted on August 8, 2018 by Dom Calicchio

A 26-year-old Missouri woman faces charges of first-degree murder and first-degree attempted murder after loading her children into a car she allegedly stole and driving the vehicle into the Kansas River, according to reports.

{FD} Kansas GOP gubernatorial race too close to call as Schuette wins Michigan GOP primary

Posted on August 7, 2018 by Nicole Darrah

Hours after the polls closed in Kansas Tuesday night, the state is still awaiting the results of the GOP primary nomination in the heated race between Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach and incumbent Gov. Jeff Colyer.

{FD} Schuette wins Michigan GOP gubernatorial primary to fill Snyder’s seat

Posted on August 7, 2018 by Nicole Darrah

Michigan State Attorney General Bill Schuette won the Republican nomination for governor on Tuesday night, defeating three other candidates working to fill the seat to be vacated by conservative Gov. Rick Snyder.

{FD} Tuesday’s primaries a test of Trump’s influence, hold potential for upsets: A look at the races to watch

Posted on August 6, 2018 by Kaitlyn Schallhorn

Several states will hold primary elections on Aug. 7, including some contests that could prove pivotal in determining which party controls the Senate next year.

{FD} Convicted child rapist escapes from Kansas prison three days after arrival

Posted on August 5, 2018 by Amy Lieu

A man convicted of raping a child escaped from a Kansas prison Saturday -- just three days after his arrival, authorities said.

{FD} Kansas mom warns of hot temperatures after teen son with autism dies of heat exhaustion

Posted on July 19, 2018 by Madeline Farber

A teenage boy with autism in Lawrence, Kansas died last week from heat exhaustion, his mother said. Now, she’s warning others about the dangers of the scorching summer temperatures.

{FD} Kansas mom claims flesh-eating infection developed after spider bite

Posted on July 17, 2018 by Madeline Farber

A Topeka, Kansas woman has been hospitalized for 40 days and has undergone 14 surgeries after she was infected with a “flesh-eating” bacteria called necrotizing fasciitis.

{FD} Kansas water park to tear down slide 2 years after boy’s beheading

Posted on July 12, 2018 by Samuel Chamberlain

The Kansas waterslide on which a 10-year-old boy was decapitated two years ago will be demolished later this year, Fox 4 KC reported Thursday.

{FD} Kansas councilwoman allegedly bites corrections officer’s thumb hard enough to break it during fight

Posted on July 10, 2018 by Paulina Dedaj

A local Kansas lawmaker is facing felony charges after biting a corrections officer’s thumb so hard, she broke a bone.

{FD} Kansas city gets $107G from family’s insurance company after child damages glass sculpture

Posted on July 10, 2018 by Travis Fedschun

A city in Kansas has received over $100,000 for the damage that a 5-year-old boy caused when he accidentally knocked over a glass sculpture at a community center in May.

{FD} Grad student from India killed in armed robbery in Kansas City

Posted on July 8, 2018 by Robert Gearty

A "gifted student" from India was shot and killed while working behind the counter of a Missouri fast-food joint during a robbery, according to reports.

{FD} Woman convicted in fatal shooting of husband after defense argues son did it

Posted on July 6, 2018 by Stephen Sorace

A Kansas woman was convicted of first-degree murder Friday in the shooting death of her husband as a jury rejected her defense attorneys’ closing argument that their son was the real killer.

{FD} Mom arrested after newborn, 2-year-old sister found dead in rural Kansas

Posted on July 6, 2018 by Robert Gearty

A 7-week-old girl and her 2-year-old sister were found dead under mysterious circumstances Wednesday in rural Kansas -- and now their mother has reportedly been arrested for domestic assault.

{FD} Tornado slams Kansas town, emergency declared after 8 injured

Posted on June 27, 2018 by FOX News

The governor has declared an emergency after eight people were injured when a tornado slammed into a small town in eastern Kansas.

{FD} Dem candidate in Kansas slammed for poster of Wonder Woman lassoing cop

Posted on June 19, 2018 by Paulina Dedaj

The Democratic backed candidate running for Kansas State Attorney General has been called on by her own party to dropout because of a poster hung in her law office that depicts Wonder Woman lassoing a police officer around the neck.

{FD} Two Kansas sheriff’s deputies killed in shooting were both parents

Posted on June 16, 2018 by Stephen Sorace

Authorities say two Kansas deputies who were fatally shot while transporting an inmate between jail and a court hearing both leave behind children.