OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Meatpacking workers across the country have started receiving coronavirus vaccines and thousands more will have a chance to get their shots this week, offering some peace of mind in an industry…

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The economy in nine Midwest and Plains states continues to improve to levels seen before the start of the coronavirus pandemic last year, according to a new monthly survey of business…

Hi, Carolyn: It’s time to update my will. I am a widow, in my 70s, modest income, own my own (modest) home, never had my own kids, but have nieces and nephews. They grew up…

TOPEKA — Labor attorney Jake Miller warned legislation characterized by a network of conservative think tanks as sound bookkeeping to comply with a U.S. Supreme Court ruling was actually a political overreach intended to deter…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Conservative Kansas legislators, still smarting over actions Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly took early in the coronavirus pandemic, pushed Monday to prevent the state from restricting religious gatherings or keeping abortion providers…

TOPEKA — Kendall Hawkins is the mother of a second-grader, works as a special-education teacher, coaches middle-school cross country and served in the Kansas Army National Guard. She’s also a transgender woman who understands the…

CHANUTE — Jerry Dean Sager, 62, Moran, was arrested by Chanute police officers for suspicion of sex and drug crimes following an alleged sexual assault. The Chanute Police Department said Sager was arrested after an…

OTTAWA — It was anything but easy, the most unusual of basketball seasons that came to an all-too-early conclusion Saturday for Iola High’s girls. The Fillies fell, 49-40, to Ottawa in the Class 4A Substate…

HAYS — Humboldt wrestler Andrew Watts picked up some state hardware Saturday. Watts brought home fourth place in the 285-pound division of the Class 3-2-1A State Tournament, hosted by Fort Hays State University. He did…

HUMBOLDT — Allen Community College’s baseball team has taken its Road Warrior mentality to the next level. The Red Devils, who likely won’t get to play their first true home game until late March, completed…