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Dane Hicks – The Kansas Informer
Dane Hicks is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and the United States Marine Corps Officer Candidate School at Quantico, VA. He is the author of novels "The Skinning Tree" and "A Whisper For Help." As publisher of the Anderson County Review in Garnett, KS., he is a recipient of the Kansas Press Association's Boyd Community Service Award as well as more than 60 awards for excellence in news, editorial and photography.
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Groups opposing election of judges spending big on payroll for upcoming campaign effort
A coalition of Kansas advocacy groups has begun staffing up for a political campaign aimed at defeating a proposed constitutional...
16Mar 2026

Kansas leftist groups score big in $1.8 million Soros-linked cash geyser for 2024
A network of large national nonprofit funds linked to Washington-based consulting firm Arabella Advisors directed at least $1.8 million in...
15Mar 2026

Death to America – not
Chinese Global Television Network photo Thanks to the leadership of President Trump, the murderous mullahs of Iran finally got what...
01Mar 2026

Olathe braces for more violence as anti-ICE, pro-conservative students eye Feb. 25 event
OLATHE — The community of Olathe is on alert after a melee Friday at a student confrontation over ICE policy,...
24Feb 2026

Turbine fields facing headwinds in communities, power grid, politics
OSAGE COUNTY, Kan. — The proposed Auburn Harvest Wind Project in Osage County is now effectively over. A public notice...
23Feb 2026

Lawrence students sue school district over open records request
LAWRENCE — Students suing the Lawrence school district over its use of monitoring software are now asking a court to...
22Feb 2026

Senate overrides Kelly’s veto of “Bathroom Bill”
TOPEKA — In a sharply divided vote Tuesday afternoon, the Kansas Senate overrode Democratic Governor Laura Kelly’s veto of Senate...
18Feb 2026

Davids follows other Dems in effort to scuttle voter ID measure for federal elections
WASHINGTON — Remaining true to her congressional voting record favoring illegal immigrants over law-abiding Americans on border security, law enforcement...
17Feb 2026

Tag-team of The Voter Network and Kansas Young Democrats PAC may violate federal tax law
By law, tax-exempt 501c3 organizations can't meddle in politics. But questions are being raised about whether the self-described “non-partisan” nonprofit...
16Feb 2026

Kobach: Kansas could face federal lawsuit over in-state tuition for illegals
Federation for Fair Immigration Reform graphic TOPEKA — Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach has issued a formal legal opinion concluding...
11Feb 2026