The Virginia legislature on Friday voted to abolish the death penalty in a state that has sent more people to the gallows than any other in American history. It also made Virginia the first of…

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — America’s lobster exporters recovered from the Trump-era trade war with China to have a good 2020. But the industry is approaching one of the most critical times of the year with…

EDIRNE, Turkey (AP) — An unusual friendship between a Turkish man and a swan he rescued has endured for decades.  Retired postman Recep Mirzan found Garip, a female swan, 37 years ago in Turkey’s western…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Two top Republican lawmakers said Monday that Kansas might not need to keep its state of emergency for COVID-19 in place past the end of March, signaling possible internal GOP divisions…

TOPEKA — The executive director of the Kansas board overseeing court-appointed defense in felony criminal cases says the state public defender system is in crisis. Issues with caseloads, staffing, pay parity and overall lack of…

The Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) District 1 Conference took place on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021, at Marmaton Valley High School.  Due to pandemic restrictions for some school districts, Girard High School and Marmaton…

It is with deep sorrow and undying love that we announce the death of Donald Keith Luedke on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, at the age of 67. After a courageous battle with cancer, he passed…

Betty “Jayne” Snyder died on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo.    Jayne was born on March 4, 1945, to Ernest and Chloe Aldola “Alice” (Toadman) Appling in Iola.…

Margaret Jane Lamb Shaw, age 94, Moran, passed away Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, at Country Place Memory Care in Fort Scott. Margaret was born Dece. 15, 1926, south of Potosi schoolhouse in Pleasanton.  Margaret was…

Dear Carolyn: As a newly retired person who has raised three children alone I’ve now come to realize I obsess over time. There has always been a shortage of it, with mandatory overtime at work,…