TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly issued a statement early Thursday regarding the tragic Wednesday night crash of a plane that originated from Wichita and that was preparing to land at Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C., when it collided with a military helicopter.

Kansas has a new mural in its Statehouse honoring women who campaigned for voting rights for decades before the 1920 ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S.

TOPEKA —In celebration of Kansas Day, Governor Laura Kelly joined leaders to unveil the new women's suffrage mural in the Statehouse.

Governor Laura Kelly’s budget includes $5.5 million to eliminate the co-payments for more than 35,000 students.

A crowd clamored Wednesday at the Kansas Statehouse to see the state’s suffragist icons and family members memorialized in paint.

Kansas Senate passes bill to ban gender-affirming health care for minors, but critics say politicians are inserting themselves in family medical decisions.

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday announced her annual budget. In a news release from her office, Kelly -- a Democratic governor in her second term in office -- said her fiscal year 2026 budget is balanced and continues to fully fund Kansas’ K-12 public schools.

The Kansas Chamber business lobbying organization wants to convince the 2025 Legislature and Gov. Laura Kelly to pass a law tying increases in state expenditures to the inflation rate and devoting excess revenue to lowering the state’s individual income tax rate to 4.

Governor Laura Kelly gave only brief remarks when asked what her thoughts were on a recent heated argument between two elected officials at a Topeka bar. 27 News sought a response from Kelly on the incident on Friday,

Coon, left, and Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, right, stand beneath Garibay-Coon's newly unveiled mural honoring Kansas women who campaigned for voting rights, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, at the

The leading "moderate" in the Sunflower is staying out of this ruckus wherein political leaders proved that they can't even manage their own tempers.

Topeka and Shawnee County leaders are unsure what the new White House-mandated federal funding freeze will mean for residents.