TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ Democratic governor on Thursday vetoed parts of the Republican-backed $6 billion funding plan for the state’s K-12 schools, setting up a likely legal battle that will test her office’s powers.…

When the Kansas Legislature spent its 2023 session focused on the culture wars — with bills aimed at keeping transgender kids out of sports competition, and penalizing doctors who provide gender-affirming care — we occasionally…

SAN DIEGO (AP) — What was left of the crowd of 32,416 at Petco Park on a gloomy afternoon loudly booed the San Diego Padres after Ha-Seong Kim made the last out of a dismal…

Iola Elementary School celebrated the last days of school with food and ceremonies. On Wednesday, students were treated to ice cream. On Thursday, they enjoyed a cookout. Fifth-graders, who will be moving on to middle…

A recent spell of wet weather was accepted gratefully by weary farmers, but with the realization that more — and in some cases, much more — is needed to escape an extended drought. “We’re still…

TOPEKA — Millions of dollars in grant money has been set aside to boster the state’s mental health services as officials respond to a shortage of resources for those struggling with mental illness.  The Kansas…

TOPEKA — The state’s six public universities recommended Wednesday the Kansas Board of Regents authorize tuition increases ranging from 5% to 7% in the upcoming school year to counter inflationary pressure and limited success with…

LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral and lying-in-state last year cost Britain’s government an estimated $200 million, the treasury revealed Thursday. The state funeral for the late monarch, held on Sept. 19, was the…

Dear Carolyn: My now-boyfriend and I went to high school together, but we didn’t become a couple until nearly 10 years later. While we were classmates, we ran in completely different circles. He was a…

DEAR DR. ROACH: I read your recent column about the MESA calculator. I found the test myself and input my numbers. But I found that I have a higher 10-year risk when I state that…