Jackson County Executive Mike Sanders was sentenced to 27 months in prison by a federal judge on Wednesday for his role in engineering an illegal kickback scheme. The severity of the sentence surprised many.
U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill officially announced Wednesday evening that she will oppose federal Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court.
A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced disgraced former Jackson County Executive Mike Sanders to 27 months in prison for his role in engineering an illegal kickback scheme with political campaign committees.
Neighbors of a Blue Valley elementary turned out in force to oppose an adjacent Johnson County retail center, but the Overland Park planning commission let the proposal move forward.
Sponsors of a proposed Prairie Village anti-discrimination ordinance were disappointed and frustrated by the delay. But the LGBTQ discussion will happen later.
Adam T. Thomas of Olathe, candidate for the Kansas House of Representatives, made a Johnson County court appearance Tuesday on a felony charge of election perjury. Thomas, a Republican, is running for the 26th District House seat.
House incumbents in traditionally solidly Republican seats are attempting to reach voters with TV ads for the first time in years, or earlier in the election cycle than usual.
An Independence citizen at Monday’s city council meeting asked that Councilman Tom Van Camp resign over questions about his use of public money for travel. Van Camp defends his trips on city business.
Passage of “ban the box” legislation in Kansas City has triggered new interest in dropping a system that bars violent felons from receiving employee liquor permits, allowing them to be bartenders or servers.
Nancy Kassebaum, who represented Kansas for three terms in the U.S. Senate, said Tuesday she will support Democratic State Sen. Laura Kelly’s campaign.
With no explanation to the public, the Gardner City Council has voted to spend more than $350,000 in taxpayer dollars to buy out the contract and accept the resignation of City Administrator Cheryl Harrison-Lee.
This sexual assault of a foster child comes after Kansas lawmakers and child advocates insisted that it isn’t safe to keep kids overnight in offices run by the state’s two private child welfare contractors.
Sen. Roy Blunt, a member of GOP leadership, said Monday that the Senate Judiciary Committee should investigate the allegations of sexual assault against federal Judge Brett Kavanaugh before taking action on his nomination to the Supreme Court.
Many of the more than 30 “Influencers” who weighed in at The Star’s request allowed that tough but sensible questions stir in the details, including the views of faith-based employers.
A move by prosecutors deciding who was responsible for July’s sinking of a Branson duck boat may mean it will be years before victims and their families get their days in court.
This week the Star’s readers wanted the Influencers to address whether Missouri law should protect LGBTQ people from discrimination at work, in hiring decisions and at private businesses. Here’s what they had to say.
Some polls suggest that Democrats could take control of the House in November and Democrats already have a list of issues they want to investigate. And activists want to line up impeachment proceedings.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been re-elected as head of his ruling Liberal Democratic Party in a landslide, paving the way for up to three more years as the nation's leader.
Mike Sanders, who pleaded guilty to a single county of conspiracy to commit wire fraud involving campaign funds, entered federal court to learn his sentence Wednesday.
