Jackie Leap Smith, Iola, and former Iolan Teresa Counch, Hays, were recognized for their leadership at the Kansas Association for Youth Leadership Camp named in honor of Cheryl Gleason. The two were in a class…

The debt ceiling debate in Washington seems distant from average Kansans, but it affects your finances more than you think.  The debt ceiling is the limit on the amount of money the federal government can…

The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) has reopened U.S. 169 from Maryland Road at Welda north to the south U.S. 169/U.S. 59 junction. This section has been closed for reconstruction since spring 2020. Expect intermittent…

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials may have solved the mystery of how four people in different states came down with a serious tropical disease even though none had traveled internationally: an aromatherapy spray…

Can’t find a role model when it comes to getting workers vaccinated against COVID-19 without a mandate? Maybe you’ve been looking in the wrong places. Last week’s conclusion of the dramatic WNBA playoffs offers a…

A teamwork approach led to more than a dozen LaHarpe yards being cleared of trash, limbs, tires and other debris Saturday as part of Cleanup Day. Volunteers from LaHarpe Pride were joined by 22 missionaries…

TOPEKA — Kansas officials said Friday the state is adopting federal guidelines for newly approved booster shots of COVID-19 vaccines. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention late Thursday authorized booster shots made by Moderna…

I get emails regularly from readers saying they’ll never buy an electric vehicle because there’s no place nearby to charge it. They’re nearly always wrong, but it’s not their fault: The electric vehicle charging industry…

The maker of Jeep SUVs and Ram pickup trucks on Friday announced plans for a second joint venture to build a second battery plant in North America — this time with Samsung SDI. Stellantis NV…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — About 10,000 Energy United customers in the Lake Norman area lost power on Saturday morning, and officials quickly identified the perpetrator. Crews with the power company reported finding a squirrel in the…