Month: January 2024
Tax cuts are front and center this Legislative session. For Republican leadership, the only “fair” tax cut is a flat tax: An across-the-board 5.15 percent income tax rate. Don’t let its simplicity fool you. For…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ancient DNA helps explain why northern Europeans have a higher risk of multiple sclerosis than other ancestries: It’s a genetic legacy of horseback-riding cattle herders who swept into the region about 5,000…
A coat of snow makes for a picturesque view of the veterans monument at Iola’s Highland Cemetery early Wednesday morning. Sunny skies and mid-30s temperatures prevailed for most of the day. Another round of snow…
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke Wednesday to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas about reforming his government as Blinken sought to rally the region behind postwar plans for Gaza that…
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A major storm drenched the Northeast and slammed it with fierce winds, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands following a bout of violent weather that struck most of the U.S.…
As millions of dollars flow into the state of Kansas from opioid settlement funds, local and statewide groups are vying for that money to address the growing opioid crisis in their communities. The money is…
Jessica McGinnis asked Allen County Commissioners Tuesday to help sponsor a motivational speaker geared toward high school students. McGinnis, a community coordinator with the Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center, made the request on behalf of…
Enrollment at Allen Community College has officials concerned. Currently, enrollment is down by 266 students. Those numbers could improve as students continue to enroll for the spring semester, Cynthia Jacobson, vice president for student affairs,…
TOPEKA — Kansas students face danger from cartel-manufactured opioids, a law enforcement official warned the state Board of Education on Tuesday. During the BOE meeting, Kansas Bureau of Investigation Director Tony Mattivi cautioned board members…
