If Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly was an aging pop diva, last night’s annual State of the State address would have been a spirited greatest hits show, packed with favorites such as balancing the budget, supporting…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Substitute teachers in Kansas will not be required to have college credit hours under an emergency declaration approved Wednesday in response to a worsening staff shortage in the state’s schools because…

TOPEKA — Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Marla Luckert proposed during a Tuesday speech to a joint session of the Kansas Legislature adoption of a judicial branch budget model tied to general state revenue rather…

Did Tony Fauci know his microphone was still live at a Senate Health Committee meeting Tuesday afternoon? The director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases reacted with exasperation to a series of…

People come to Valley Hope in Atchison, Kansas, to get help. They’re fed up with addiction to cocaine or methamphetamine or OxyContin. And that’s when some find out through a drug test that they’re actually…

It was dusk on a beautiful August evening, 1983. I exited an upscale Chicago hotel with my girlfriend, whose employer had just hosted a gala dinner. Dressed to the nines, we strolled leisurely down the…

The Iola Middle School boys basketball team had a tough go against Wellsville Tuesday  night. The Mustangs went 1-3 against the Eagles.  The seventh grade B team lost 32-7. The seventh grade A team lost…

Marmaton Valley High and Crest had two drastically different games on Tuesday. Marmaton Valley won the girls game 41-17. Crest’s boys topped the Wildcats 50-23. The girls game was dominated by the continued outstanding play…

Yates Center boys saw their three-game winning streak come to a close Tuesday at the hands of Southeast-Cherokee. The Wildcats started off sluggish and never quite found a groove as the Lancers came out on…

The Kansas City Chiefs did what they had to Saturday, beating the Broncos on the road to finish up the regular season. Too bad the Titans did what they had to Sunday, too. So rather…