TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly sent letters to the five Republicans and one Democrat in the Kansas congressional delegation urging the federal lawmakers to resist pressure to vote for Medicaid cuts that would deny health…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to enforce a ban on transgender people in the military, while legal challenges proceed. The court acted in the dispute over a…

Arrests reported Iola police officers arrested Hunter Morrison Friday afternoon for suspicion of possessing opiates and interfering with law enforcement at the intersection of Washington and Madison avenues. On April 29, officers arrested Jack Baker…

Jacob “Jake” Nathaniel Kale, age 26, passed away in Mulberry, Kansas, Saturday, May 3, 2025. Jake was born Jan. 26, 1999, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, to Kenneth and Stacey Kale. In 2005, the family moved…

Hundreds of people gathered Saturday at Bethany Park in Kansas City, Kansas, for the Central Avenue Betterment Assocation’s annual Cinco De Mayo celebration. For the past several years, the event has been a chance for…

It was a weekend packed with emotion, filled with equal parts jubilation and heartbreak, as Iola High School’s forensics team capped a memorable year. Iola took fifth as a team at the Class 3A State…

MCPHERSON — Marmaton Valley High School junior Sophia Heim picked up a silver medal Saturday, taking second in extemporaneous speaking at the Class 1A State Speech and Drama Championships. Heim, the sole Marmaton Valley competitor,…

Ask Kaysin Crusinbery how she became so successful in and out of the classroom, and she hesitates a bit. She couldn’t pinpoint a single reason. Instead, she mentioned a laundry list of influences and factors…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Travelers who aren’t REAL ID compliant by the upcoming deadline this week will still be able to fly but should be prepared for extra scrutiny, the head of Homeland Security said Tuesday. Kristi Noem told…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aiming to slash public subsidies to PBS and NPR as he alleged “bias” in the broadcasters’ reporting. The order instructs the Corporation for…