The Los Angeles Fire Department has spent more than $22.5 million on overtime related to COVID-19, much of it to backfill the shifts of employees who fell ill or had to quarantine after an exposure…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is facing a staffing shortage in its Department of Transportation that could slow the clearing of highways in winter storms, the agency said Tuesday. The department said it is about…

Iola Middle School hosted the Iola Wrestling Invitational on Tuesday. IMS took first place in the team competition. Humboldt Middle School finished seventh in the eight-team field. “The team has improved a lot since our…

Allen’s women’s soccer season is over. That’s the short of it. They missed out on an at-large bid to the NJCAA Division II National Tournament. After losing in the North Plains District title game last…

Federal wildlife officials have proposed listing the “dinosaurs of the turtle world” as a threatened species, citing habitat loss across much of their range.  Alligator snapping turtles have powerful jaws that come to a point…

WICHITA, Kansas — The Goddard school district has removed more than two dozen books from circulation in the district’s school libraries, citing national attention and challenges to the books elsewhere. The list of books includes…

NEW YORK (AP) — Ochai Agbaji said he was close to turning pro and skipping his senior season at Kansas. He’s glad he decided to stay. Agbaji scored a career-high 29 points and No. 3…

TOPEKA — Senate President Ty Masterson says “motions are underway” to call a special session for Nov. 22 to address legislation dealing with COVID-19 vaccine mandates. The Republican from Andover on Tuesday unveiled proposals that…

The Biden administration is urging U.S. citizens in Haiti “to strongly consider returning to the United States” amid a gang-aggravated fuel shortage and a deteriorating security climate in which 17 Christian missionaries, including 16 Americans,…

Frank Boyd Jr., who farms 965 acres near Moran, was named one of the 10 Leaders of the Year by the Kansas Farm Bureau during its 43rd annual meeting in Wichita. Part of the recognition…