TOPEKA, Kansas — Kansas lawmakers abruptly decided to end the state’s COVID-19 disaster declaration Tuesday. Republicans on the Legislative Coordinating Council canceled a meeting where they’d been set to consider Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s request…

Suni Haberland graduated from The University of Kansas School of Education and Human Sciences in May with a doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction.  She lives in Lenexa and will return to teaching this fall at…

Pastor Steve Traw’s message Sunday, “Petros — Faith Victory,” was taken from 1 Peter 1:1-9. Petros is Greek for Peter and means “rock.” Peter’s faith was firmly grounded in the rock — Jesus Christ —…

Elmore Patterson, administrator of Allen County Regional Hospital, will take on the duties as administrator of Anderson County Hospital in Garnett as well, according to a news release from Saint Luke’s Health System. Patterson’s additional…

BURLINGTON — Anticipating a busy week ahead, John Taylor mapped out his pitching strategies accordingly. As luck would have it, that busy schedule took a hit when the Iola AA American Legion baseball team learned…

Andrew Squire, beloved son, grandson, cousin, nephew and friend, died unexpectedly at the age of 18 on Sunday, June 6, 2021. Andrew was born in Wichita on Oct. 12, 2002, to proud mom Stephany Squire. …

The deep passes receive all the attention, and make no mistake, a Patrick Mahomes throw and Mecole Hardman tip-drill catch down the sideline will be the highlight from the second day of the Chiefs’ mandatory…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Willi Castro homered during a three-run rally in the seventh inning and the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 6-5 Wednesday for a three-game sweep.  It was the Tigers’…

GENEVA (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden and Russia’s Vladimir Putin exchanged cordial words and plotted modest steps on arms control and diplomacy but emerged from their much-anticipated Swiss summit Wednesday largely where they started…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week for the first time since April despite widespread evidence that the economy and the job market are rebounding steadily from the…