Month: May 2024

WICHITA, Kansas — Planned Parenthood Great Plains is expanding in Kansas in the face of immense demand for abortions in the state, driven by a surge of people traveling from states with abortion bans. The…

PITTSBURGH — You might have watched the Nebraska women’s volleyball game that drew 92,003 fans in August. Or maybe you were one of the record 13.8 million viewers who tuned in for the women’s basketball…

With their record-setting quarterback and pop-star dating tight end, the Kansas City Chiefs were the NFL’s version of the Beatles last season. This season Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and the Chiefs will be as close…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker railed against Pride month, working women, President Biden’s leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic and abortion during a commencement address at Benedictine College last weekend.…

Q: My children are comfortable in the water. Is it still necessary to enroll them in swim lessons? A: Yes. Swimming is a great family activity. It’s good exercise and it can be a lifesaving…

TOPEKA — Two years ago, Alexandria Ware and other alumni of the Kansas foster care system met with state officials and contractors to present a novel plan for providing stability to foster kids as they…

TOPEKA —  Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach announced Tuesday he has sued President Joe Biden’s administration over the rewrite of federal rules to protect LGBTQ+ students. Alaska, Utah and Wyoming partnered with Kansas on the…

Deputy Chief Eric B’Hymer, a 25-year veteran with the Iola Fire Department, passed away Tuesday evening in Wichita. B’Hymer, age 53, was diagnosed in February with non-small cell lung cancer. Surviving are his wife, Angie,…

Allen Community College will add two new positions, including one aimed at working with local businesses to offer apprenticeships. The other position will assist the maintenance director as the college builds a new Career and…

HUMBOLDT — A day filled with high-leverage situations looked to be tilting in Humboldt High’s favor in the Cubs’ quest to return to the state baseball tournament. After a wild back-and-forth regional semifinal victory over…