Posted: 2:17 PM The Senate's top Democrat says there will be a showdown vote on Thursday on his party's effort to enact new gun restrictions.

Posted: 11:15 AM A group of abortion rights activists delivered about 1,600 signed petitions to Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback's office urging him not to sign legislation that puts new restrictions on abortion.

Posted: 8:27 AM They are scheduled to return May 8 to the Statehouse to finish their business for the year.

Posted: 8:07 AM A federal judge on Friday ordered the FDA to lift age restrictions on the sale of emergency contraception without a prescription.

Posted: 9:42 PM The House's 120-0 vote Friday night drew laughter and applause from members.

Posted: 9:42 PM The House gave the measure final approval Friday night on a vote of 88-32. The Senate had passed it Tuesday.

Posted: 9:43 PM Friday's 36-2 vote moved the bill to the House, where approval would send it to Gov. Sam Brownback.

Updated: 8:25 AM The legislation would let people carry concealed weapons into more public buildings and allow schools and colleges to arm employees.

Updated: 8:29 AM The House could vote later Friday. Supporters expect the Republican governor to sign the bill.

Posted: 10:08 AM Kansas legislators are preparing for final votes on a sweeping anti-abortion bill that blocks tax breaks for providers and outlaws abortions solely because of the baby's sex.

Updated: 9:55 AM The winner of a city council seat in a small north central Kansas town probably won't ever serve in office, at least until he becomes a U.S. citizen.

Posted: 12:21 PM Kansas legislators are preparing for final votes on a sweeping anti-abortion bill that could send it to Gov. Sam Brownback.

Posted: 8:19 AM Supporters of two gun measures expect the Kansas Legislature to approve them because both chambers have solid gun-rights majorities.

Updated: 8:16 AM Negotiators from the Kansas House and Senate have agreed on a modified version of Gov. Sam Brownback's proposal to hold back young pupils who lack sufficient reading skills.

Posted: 1:32 PM Kansas lawmakers are close to finishing work on gun-rights measures representing the Republican-dominated Legislature's response to the fatal school shooting in December in Newtown, Conn.

Posted: 8:56 AM Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt is praising legislators for giving final approval to a bill aimed at helping law enforcement fight gang activity, human trafficking and drug dealing.

Updated: 9:33 PM Williams, Clendenin and Miller have been re-elected.

Posted: 1:43 PM Senators have sent a bill to Gov. Sam Brownback's desk that would require Kansas residents who receive welfare and unemployment benefits to submit to drug testing.

Posted: 10:27 AM A regional shooting competition that would have brought hundreds of people to Montrose has become the latest casualty of new Colorado gun laws set to kick in just a few days before the competition.

Posted: 9:32 AM New York state Sen. Malcolm Smith and a New York City councilman have been arrested in an alleged plot to rig the New York City mayor's race.

Posted: 9:28 AM President Barack Obama is asking Congress to spend $100 million next year to start a new project to map the human brain in hopes of eventually finding cures for diseases like Alzheimer's.

Updated: 11:48 AM The Kansas Senate has approved new restrictions on abortion providers, moving the most sweeping anti-abortion legislation in the state this year close to final passage.

Posted: 8:17 AM Southeast Kansas legislators hoping to bring a state-owned casino to their area will try again to pass a bill designed to make it happen.

Posted: 1:50 PM The American Civil Liberties Union and the leading gay rights group in Kansas worry that state legislators are moving toward ending the legal protections that prohibit AIDS and HIV patients from being quarantined.

Posted: 10:52 AM A bill has been signed into Kansas law that abolishes the statute of limitations for prosecuting rape cases, eliminating the five-year time frame.