If I were in a sinking boat, I’d want Troy Smith along. That’s because Smith, director of the 31st Judicial District’s Drug Court program, kept his cool at Tuesday night’s news the federal government had…

TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly wasn’t alone in questioning a rule that confined singing in the Capitol rotunda to the lunch hour and stood in the way of people eager to perform “Lift Every Voice…

TOPEKA — Kansas’ top health agency is sticking with the longstanding childhood immunization schedule instead of implementing new guidelines released Jan. 5 by the U.S. Centers for Disease Prevention and Control, a state spokeswoman said.…

On Wednesday morning, Troy Smith learned almost half the funding for the 31st Judicial District’s drug court program had been eliminated as of the previous evening.  Smith directs the drug court program, which works to…

Gas resident Karen Trester’s life was nearly cut short before it even had a chance to begin. At just six months old, Trester survived a railroad crossing accident in Iola that killed three members of…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said she presented her Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday even as he has questioned her credibility to…

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Jeanne Larzalere Bloom, Jan. 4, 2026, at The University of Illinois Hospital in Chicago, attended by her husband, Jonathan E. Bloom. Jeanne was born…

Minnesota has endured unrest before. What the state is now experiencing looks and feels different. Battalions of armed federal agents are moving through neighborhoods, transit hubs, malls and parking lots and staging near churches, mosques…

KANSAS CITY, KAN. — Allen Community College coach Leslie Crane reached her 500th career win as a head coach while leading the Red Devils to an upset of 15th-ranked Kansas City Kansas Community College. Before…

KANSAS CITY, KAN. —  The Allen Red Devils snapped a three-game losing streak while opening the Jayhawk Conference season with a 53-42 win over 15th ranked Kansas City Kansas Community College Blue Devils. Not much…