Prairie Dell 4-H members named flowers for roll call for their club Zoom meeting Monday. Among the species listed were tulips, roses, sunflowers and orchids. Song leader Lainey Church led members in singing “Springtime Again.”…

Bruce Symes gave the Communion meditation over celebrating the Easter season.  Usually when you celebrate, there is a crowd of people, food and drink, and a reason to celebrate, Symes said. Think New Year’s Eve,…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr. searched the crowd for his family before his highly anticipated big league debut Thursday, finally spotting them in the sea of Kansas City Royals fans that had…

BALDWIN CITY — Runs were hard to come by on a miserable day for baseball Thursday as Allen Community College traveled to take on Baker University’s JV squad. The Red Devils were limited to three…

As states like Texas and Oklahoma restrict abortion access ahead of a pivotal Supreme Court decision, Americans are being forced to travel farther from home to access care. But leaving town to escape restrictive laws…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court on Thursday, shattering a historic barrier by securing her place as the first Black female justice and giving President Joe Biden a…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress voted overwhelmingly Thursday to suspend normal trade relations with Russia and ban the importation of its oil, ratcheting up the U.S. response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine amid reports of atrocities.…

LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday announced plans to build more nuclear power plants, boost renewable energy production and further tap domestic oil and gas reserves to help the U.K. reduce its dependence…

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly has voted to suspend Russia from the U.N.’s leading human rights body over allegations of horrific rights violations by Russian soldiers in Ukraine, which the United States and…

TOPEKA — Former Kansas Highway Patrol Col. Mark Bruce’s attorney went before the Kansas Supreme Court to argue state law required his client’s return to the rank of major instead of being ousted three years…