WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities are investigating the deadly shooting of a man and woman at a hotel in Wichita. Police said officers responded around 12:20 a.m. today and found the victims suffering from gunshot…

There’s a reason that we have a nonpartisan, independent judiciary system in Kansas. And a recent decision by a Shawnee County judge over the Kansas Department of Health and Environment improperly issuing permits for hog…

WEST RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — Some people spent part of their New Year’s Eve trapped on a Washington state highway after tumbleweeds blocked their route, authorities said. YakTriNews reported that the Washington State Patrol announced…

The Sikh American Float Foundation float makes its way along the 2020 Rose Bowl Parade route on Wednesday in Pasadena, Calif. This year’s theme was “The power of hope.” (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The search for five crew members of a sunken fishing vessel in Alaska has been suspended, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The decision came after the service said it had exhausted…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall has never been shy about proclaiming the exploits of his team. But after the No. 24 Shockers outlasted East Carolina 75-69 on Wednesday, he was not…

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A new monthly survey of business supply managers suggests the economy is growing slowly in nine Midwest and Plains states as the U.S. trade war with China continues, according to a…

An Iran-backed Iraqi militia broke up its encampment outside the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, a move that could ease tensions between Tehran and Washington that escalated after fighters attacked the compound. The Popular Mobilization Units…

Hi, Carolyn: I am a stay-at-home mom of children 9, 7 and 4. My brother and his wife had their first baby three months ago. Before the baby was born, my sister-in-law, “Sue,” told me…

North Koreans and outside observers expecting leader Kim Jong Un to make his traditional address on New Year’s morning instead were handed a new script that enhanced his unpredictable image. North Korea opened 2020 by…