Kansas’ Affordable Housing Tax Credit passed with bipartisan support in 2022, but it’s now on the chopping block after lawmakers voted to phase it out. The program matches federal dollars with state money to incentivize…

ROME — Fire officers on Friday installed the renowned chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican that will emit the plumes of smoke signalling the results of the upcoming conclave. The…

Harvard University could be stripped of its tax-exempt status. President Donald Trump posted to his Truth Social feed early Friday: “We are going to be taking away Harvard’s Tax Exempt Status. It’s what they deserve!”…

Sarah Marie Gilpin and Charles Glaze announce the arrival of a son, Hartley Broderick Glaze, born Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in Lenexa, Kan., weighing 9 pounds, 1 ounce, and 21 inches long. Older siblings include…

Iola Public Library’s annual plant swap is from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. Plant donations — houseplants or garden plants — are now being accepted.  With the lawn still soggy from recent rains, the event…

Elon Musk may be stepping back from running the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, but his legacy there is already secured. DOGE is assembling a sprawling domestic surveillance system for the Trump administration — the…

For the past four years, Iola High School Principal Scott Carson has watched this year’s senior class grow into leaders in and out of the classroom. “This is an exceptional class,” Carson said at Wednesday’s…

Allen County’s emergency communications team received national acclaim at the annual Navigator conference, held April 14–17 in Orlando, Fla., where they were honored with the Accredited Center of Excellence (ACE) designation for medical dispatch. Representing…

TOPEKA — The Trump administration defunded 16 of 17 Feed the Future labs across the country when it began wiping out U.S. Agency for International Development projects. After months in limbo, Kansas State University found…

As a newly formed apprenticeship program at Allen Community College continues to take root, Kelly Baker can’t help but envision a viable tool to help employers find quality employees, and aid the students get the…