NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. donors gave $3.6 billion on Tuesday, an increase from the past two years, according to estimates from the nonprofit GivingTuesday. The Tuesday after Thanksgiving, now known as GivingTuesday, has become…

TOPEKA — Kansas Republicans are poised to turn the campaign trail promise of property tax relief into reality with expanded supermajorities in the Legislature and potentially unprecedented control over the state’s budget process.  However, state…

O come, all ye faithful, and listen to the sounds of Christmas.  The annual Christmas Vespers concert returns at 3 p.m. Sunday at First Presbyterian Church, 302 E. Madison Ave. Community churches have offered Vespers…

Dr. Lyvier Leffler says her heart is with rural communities. She grew up on a farm in southeast Iowa and was the only Hispanic student in her high school. She was also the first person…

LAHARPE — A Christmas light display 20 years in the making may be ending soon. Susan Knavel, who with her husband Don have turned their home into a lighted holiday showpiece each Christmas, has been…

As far as non-conference action goes, it will be tough to top the week Allen Community College’s women are enjoying. Fresh off a hard-fought victory against Northeastern Oklahoma A&M over the weekend, the Red Devils…

A cold start against a powerful opponent put Allen Community College’s men behind the 8-ball Wednesday as the Red Devils hosted unbeaten North Central Missouri, the nation’s third-ranked NCAA-Division II school. The Pirates blitzed Allen…

LAWRENCE — Dee Miller has to make an “awful” decision. The Lawrence resident’s disabled husband of 57 years needs more intensive care than an in-home service is able to provide. But profit-driven assisted living facilities…

OMAHA, Neb. — Late into the second half of No. 1 Kansas basketball’s matchup against Creighton on Wednesday night, the Bluejays faithful chanted for their squad, as “C-U” boomed throughout CHI Health Center. It was fitting, as…

Kyler Thomas Sigg, age 21, of Webb City, Mo., passed away Dec. 2, 2024, at Mercy Hospital, Joplin, Mo. Kyler was born May 7, 2003, in Iola, to Samuel (Tommy) Umphenour and Amanda (Sigg) Stiffler.…