TOPEKA — Around 2,600 Kansans are experiencing homelessness on any given day, one survey estimates. Lawmakers tasked with reducing this number will decide whether a $40 million fund is the best way to provide support…

TOPEKA — In Lawrence, plastic grocery bags are scarce after a citywide ban on the product took effect Friday. But on the state level, Republican lawmakers have vowed to prevent similar bans from going into…

HUMBOLDT — A sore throat gave Sam Hull idea: “Hmmm. What if I made some cough gum?” instead of cough drops. The Humboldt High School senior teamed with Colden Cook and Patrick Reed to come…

McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Strong winds spread flames and led to a town’s evacuation while airplanes dropped fire retardant over the northern Texas Panhandle in an attempt to stop the largest wildfire in state history.…

A whirlwind evening was equal parts celebration and heartbreak for Marmaton Valley High’s basketball programs. The Wildcat boys got things started on a high note, rallying from a halftime deficit to defeat Altoona-Midway, 62-57, in…

ROSALIA — Marmaton Valley High basketball fans have a decision to make Saturday. Do they travel south to St. Paul to watch the Wildcat boys play Altoona-Midway at 5 p.m. Saturday for in the Class…

WELLSVILLE — Humboldt High’s girls saw their 2023-24 basketball season end with a few too many turnovers and way too many Caelyn Ferguson baskets Friday. Ferguson, a senior standout from Heritage Christian Academy, erupted for…

The Supreme Court announced on Wednesday that it will consider Donald Trump’s claim that as a former president he enjoys immunity from prosecution for alleged crimes connected to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election.…

Sen. Tammy Duckworth shows why personal experience is the best teacher.  Duckworth is a former Iraq War veteran, during which she flew Blackhawk helicopters for the Illinois National Guard. In 2004, Duckworth’s helicopter was hit…

Dear Carolyn: I’ve always found my in-laws stressful — particularly my mother-in-law. She is consistently negative, follows an EXTREMELY rigid diet and is critical about everything we eat if it doesn’t fit her diet. My…