We are now in the thick of gift buying season. As Kansas consumers navigate seasonal sales, they must consider the burden of sales taxes in their shopping plans. In Kansas, many local governments rely on…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Monday sent Congress an urgent warning about the need to approve tens of billions of dollars in military and economic assistance to Ukraine, saying Kyiv’s war effort to…

Sept. 11, the day in 2001 that terrorist attacks took the lives of 3,000 people and injured twice as many, is embedded in American memory. Like Dec. 7, 1941, when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, it…

Baker Sigg, age 3 months, slept through his first meeting with Santa Claus. Baker and older brother Cassius Sigg, age 2, visit with Santa at the Downtown Christmas Block Party on Friday evening. They are…

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel renewed calls Monday for mass evacuations from the southern town of Khan Younis, where tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians have sought refuge in recent weeks, as the…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday wrestled with a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would shield members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits over the…

Music students from Iola and Marmaton Valley schools took part in the Southeast Kansas Music Educators Association Honors Ensembles Concert on Saturday, Dec. 2, at the Bicknell Family Center for the Arts in Pittsburg. Both…

As some states move to put stricter regulations on the meat and eggs sold within their borders, the agricultural industry and lawmakers are figuring out how to respond. That’s after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld…

On Saturday night, Kiss closed out the final performance of their “The End of the Road” farewell tour at New York City’s famed Madison Square Garden. But as dedicated fans surely know — they were…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Mexican woman died after she was severely bitten in the leg by a shark in the Pacific Ocean off the beach town of Melaque, authorities said Sunday. Rafael Araiza, the…