Here are a few things we know about lead in drinking water: • There is no known safe level. More than a decade ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ceased setting minimum acceptable…

TOPEKA — A revamped flat tax plan touted by Kansas Senate lawmakers on Tuesday would cost the state nearly $650 million annually once phased in, give 40% of the benefits to the state’s top 20%…

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Rats have gotten into confiscated pot at New Orleans’ aging police headquarters, munching the evidence as the building is taken over by mold and cockroaches, said the city’s police chief. “The…

On Feb. 16, one month before the scheduled “presidential elections” in Russia, my husband, Alexei Navalny, was murdered in prison on Vladimir Putin’s direct order. I never wanted to be a politician, I never wanted…

TOPEKA — Kansas House lawmakers advanced a wide-ranging bill Tuesday that includes Republican plans to ban trans children from getting gender-affirming medical care amid outcry from worried parents. The bill is part of a wave…

Humboldt Middle and Elementary schools have announced third quarter honor rolls. Humboldt Middle School Principal’s Honor Roll All A’s Eighth grade: Carter Collins, Kolton Hanson, Jordan Hencey, Adallyn Hillmon, Ty Shaughnessy, Braylynn Watson Seventh grade:…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Just when Americans thought they were out, Joe Biden and Donald Trump pulled them back in. The sequel to the 2020 election is officially set as the president and his immediate predecessor…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Four U.S. Army boats, loaded with tons of equipment and steel pier segments, left Virginia on Tuesday, heading to Gaza as part of the U.S. effort to expand the delivery of food…

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Employees of the Richmond Wildlife Center in Virginia are doing their best to act like mother foxes as they feed and care for an orphaned kit that found her way into…

Several stalwarts of the Three Rivers League took home postseason honors for their work on the basketball court in 2023-24. Leading the way are Crest High’s Ryan Golden and Marmaton Valley’s Brayden Lawson, both of…