When retailers went into a six-week lockdown because of the coronavirus pandemic last spring, Audacious Boutique owner Kelly Sigg worried she’d lose her business.  But Sigg stuck it out, thanks in part to the store’s…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republicans on Friday pushed a proposed anti-abortion amendment to the Kansas Constitution through the state House, a bitter reminder of election setbacks for abortion rights Democrats on the anniversary of the…

YATES CENTER — An Independence man with a lengthy criminal history that includes multiple shootings and police chases was arrested Thursday after a frenzied search by air and foot.  Benjamin Whitaker, age 20, is in…

MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is shifting into the second phase of coronavirus immunizations as the Republican-led state House on Thursday approved a bill that would extend the state’s pandemic emergency declaration. The 119-3 vote…

TOPEKA — Rep. Boog Highberger took his jacket off before addressing colleagues Thursday on the House floor. “Don’t we have any rules around here?” he asked. The Lawrence Democrat was trying to make a point…

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to send the article of impeachment against Donald Trump to the Senate on Monday, launching the start of the former president’s trial on a charge of incitement…

Iola City Council members will discuss further Monday whether they wish to permanently remove stop lights from the intersection of U.S. 54 and Buckeye Street. The lights will be taken down next week to accommodate…

Pfizer on Friday committed to supply up to 40 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine this year to a World Health Organization-backed effort to get affordable shots to poor and middle-income countries. The deal is…

Charlotte Ryan Sparks was born March 17, 2020, to Aubrey and Shawn Sparks of Lawrence. She weighed 8 pounds, 9 ounces and was 20¾ inches long. She was born at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. She joins…

Marmaton Valley High School will celebrate “The Roaring 20s” with their 2021 Winter Courtwarming ceremony Friday. The Queen will be crowned at 5:15 p.m., prior to Marmaton Valley’s home basketball games against St. Paul. The…