WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas City-area businessman Greg Or-man’s name will appear on the Nov. 6 ballot as an independent candidate for Kansas governor, presenting a new obstacle to Democratic efforts to defeat conservative Kris…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Zoo has a special rhino that’s kept hidden from the public. The Kansas City Star reports that an eastern black rhinoceros named Imara spends all day inside…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Republican super PAC is deploying workers and attention to two Kansas congressional districts. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the Congressional Leadership Fund recently set up offices in Kansas’ 2nd District and…

Former Allen County resident, Grace Hyatt, will be turning 90 soon. A surprise card shower is in the works. Cards may be sent to Grace Hyatt, PO Box 1222, Emporia, KS 66801.

It has been called the Mount Everest of the genome world, and it has just been scaled. This week a consortium of more than 200 scientists from 20 countries published the first fully annotated sequence…

FLOYD, Va. (AP) — The moon over Virginia was half-visible that May evening, as was the one on the softball field, authorities say. Debbie L. McCulley, 57, is accused of mooning the stands, but a…

Ben Wiehn, the new social studies teacher at Iola High School, is nothing if not an adherent of the middle states. Born and raised in northeast Nebraska, Wiehn attended college in Huron, South Dakota (“Huron:…

Having put the finishing touches on a three-year community engagement initiative, a group of Allen County residents want the work to continue. Citizens from Moran, Humboldt, LaHarpe and Savonburg gathered Thursday at Thrive Allen County…

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — It had been a rough weekend for first responders in Lawrence. First, they rescued a 1-year-old and his mother, after she allegedly drove a vehicle into the Kansas River. Then, the…

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — David Beaty has plenty of reasons to be feeling the pressure this season. The biggest is his record, which is just 3-33 in three seasons at Kansas. His only win over…