TOPEKA — Kansas representatives went back and forth on an amendment Tuesday, ultimately rejecting an opportunity to fund state special education at the long-desired 92% mark. Public schools in Kansas cover the costs of special…

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Federal prosecutors alleged Tuesday that a Kansas researcher illegally kept his work with a Chinese university secret, while the defense countered that he was merely “moonlighting.” The conflicting portrayals came…

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — There will be quite a reunion when Kansas and Providence join Iowa State and Miami at the Sweet 16 in Chicago this week, and it perfectly demonstrates the transient nature of…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republicans in the Kansas Senate have approved a ban on transgender athletes in girl’s and women’s school sports with enough votes to override an expected veto from Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly.…

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Ash Barty did things on her own terms as she won three Grand Slam singles titles and spent more than two consecutive years at No. 1 in the women’s tennis rankings.…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs traded wide receiver Tyreek Hill to Miami for a package of draft picks Wednesday, and the Dolphins gave the three-time All-Pro a $120 million, four-year contract…

All A Honor Roll Third grade: Kahleeya Blackwell, Ryan Dysan Cress, Bethany Croisant, Grace Cunningham, Brinley Gean, Zoey Hess, Hunter Hurt, Kenady Lucke, Quinn Miller, Mason Mueller, Taitum Ryan, Zoey Sanchez, Brock Schomaker, Case Schomaker,…

Think of it as a pub crawl, but with music. That’s how Carri Sailor, owner of Rookies Sports Bar & Grill, describes the Downtown Music Tour, offered Saturday beginning at 2 p.m. The event will…

James G. Jackson, 89, passed away Thursday, March 17, 2022 at Keepsake Kottage in Wichita.  James was born Feb. 23, 1933 in rural Bronson, the son to Arthur G. and M. Esther (Reynolds) Jackson. James…

Once again, NATO has proved it is far from obsolete. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization struggled in the years following the end of the Cold War to find its purpose and define its mission. The…