TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Latest on Kansas' primary election (all times local):

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Kali Barnett has won the Democratic primary in Kansas’ 1st District. The 35-year-old author and...

RUSSELL, Kan. (AP) — A prominent Republican state legislator has launched a campaign for the western Kansas seat in Congress.

State Rep. Troy Waymaster of Bunker Hill announced his candidacy...

GARDEN CITY, Kan. (AP) — A Republican commissioner for western Kansas' Finney County has kicked off his campaign for the state's 1st District seat in Congress after two-term incumbent Roger...

SALINA, Kan. (AP) — Former Kansas Lt. Governor Tracey Mann says he plans to run for the state's 1st District seat in Congress.

Mann, who was lieutenant governor for former Gov. Jeff Colyer,...

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — The Latest on Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts' future (all times local):

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A spokesman says Kansas Rep. Roger Marshall is seriously considering running for the U.S. Senate in 2020 now that Sen. Pat Roberts does not plan to seek re-election.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Freshman Kansas Rep. Roger Marshall has stepped into the race in a neighboring congressional district by endorsing political newcomer Steve Watkins for the GOP nomination.

The Watkins campaign announced the endorsement Tuesday. The former Army ranger and defense contractor from Topeka is in a seven-person contest in the Aug. 7 primary in the 2nd District of eastern Kansas.

JUNCTION CITY, Kan. (AP) — Hundreds of immigrant children detained at a facility at the U.S.-Mexico border were getting good food and medical care and appeared to be in good spirits, U.S. Rep. Roger Marshall said Saturday after touring the center he described as a "camp."

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Former Kansas congressman Tim Huelskamp will become the new president of a free-market think tank also known for promoting skepticism about climate change.

The Heartland Institute announced Thursday that its board of directors selected Huelskamp and that the former Republican congressman would take over as president next month. The nonprofit institute is based in the Chicago suburbs and has held 12 conferences on climate change since 2008.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas doctor who ousted former U.S. Rep. Tim Huelskamp in the Republican primary has regained for the state a seat on the House Agriculture Committee.

U.S. Rep. Roger Marshall was selected Wednesday to serve on the House ag committee, fulfilling a campaign pledge that helped get the Republican newcomer elected in his primarily agriculture-focused district.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Election losses for conservatives and a mass shooting in Hesston were among the top 10 stories in Kansas in 2016. The full list is:

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Kansas took a more moderate turn due to mounting discontent over budget shortfalls, education funding and sales and cigarette tax increases.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Newly elected congressman Roger Marshall says his top priority in Washington is to secure a seat on the House Agriculture Committee.

He told The Associated Press that he wants to protect crop insurance and shape farm policy.

Marshall said he expects President-elect Donald Trump's administration to lessen environmental regulations that farmers and agribusinesses find burdensome.