2025 in Kansas
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The following is a list of events of the year 2025 in Kansas.
Incumbents
[edit]State government
[edit]- Governor: Laura Kelly (D)
Events
[edit]Ongoing: 2024–2025 Kansas tuberculosis outbreak[1]
- January 5 – Kansas is affected by the January 5–6, 2025 United States blizzard.
- March 13 – 2025 Southwest United States measles outbreak: The Kansas Department of Health and Environment confirms the state's first measles case of 2025.[2]
- July 21 – A woman is killed by flash floods in Overland Park.[3]
- October 14 – The Kansas Young Republicans organization is disbanded following a Politico report revealing that the chair and vice chair were in a group chat containing racist, antisemitic, and homophobic messages.[4]
- November 4
- 2025 Kansas City, Kansas mayoral election: Christal Watson wins election to become mayor of Kansas City.[5]
- 2025 Topeka mayoral election: City Councilmember Spencer Duncan wins election to become mayor of Topeka.[6]
- November 10 – The Marion County government agrees to pay $3 million to the Marion County Record, a local newspaper whose offices were raided by sheriff's deputies in 2023.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Howard, Jacqueline (January 28, 2025). "Two dead, dozens sickened in Kansas tuberculosis outbreak". CNN. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
- ^ "One Case of Measles Confirmed in Kansas Resident". Riley County. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
- ^ Johnson, Olivia; McDowell, Sean (July 21, 2025). "Police identify woman killed in flash floods on Overland Park trail". FOX 4. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
- ^ Kelly, Matthew (October 15, 2025). "Kansas Young Republicans disbanded after leak of hateful, racist messages". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
- ^ Zeman, Sofi (November 4, 2025). "Wyandotte County voters choose Christal Watson to make history as mayor of KCK". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
- ^ Saldhana-Olson, Stacey; Hrenchir, Tim; Nelson, Evert (November 5, 2025). "Spencer Duncan gets 75% of vote to win election as Topeka's mayor". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
- ^ Kaminski, Anna (November 11, 2025). "Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, expresses regret". The Kansas Reflector. Retrieved November 11, 2025.