On Sunday evening, news broke that the Trump administration was targeting Jerome Powell — the Federal Reserve chair, whom President Trump has been raging about for months — with a highly dubious criminal investigation into…

TOPEKA — Kansas schools that opt to use a gun detection software program supported by the attorney general could receive a cut of $10 million from the state. Attorney General Kris Kobach promoted an artificial…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota and its two largest cities sued the Trump administration Monday to try to stop an immigration enforcement surge that led to the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by a federal…

TOPEKA — Kansas is suffering from the worst outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the country, with nearly 414,000 birds affected, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. HPAI, an umbrella term for avian…

Marmaton Valley Elementary Schools honor rolls for the 1st semester, 2025-2026, are: All A’s Third grade: Kylar Botts, Tobias Dial, Morgan Drake, Kamryn McVey, Kelcie Meiwes and Daxson Walls. Fourth grade: Henry Gabbert, Kylee Schnichels…

Marmaton Valley High School will crown its 2026 Winter Homecoming King and Queen Friday, prior to the Wildcats’ basketbal games against Northeast-Arma.

Rumble strips in multiple locations will be installed this week on highways in four southeast Kansas counties, according to the Kansas Department of Transportation. The project began Monday and should be completed in March, conditions…

Martha Moyer of Welda, Kansas, age 67, passed away Jan. 1, 2026. Martha Ann Moyer was born Sept. 15, 1958, in Garnett, Kansas, the daughter of Conrad and Pauline Moyer. She was preceded in death…

Dorothy Jean Tippie McGhee passed away Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. She was born Sept. 17, 1933, to John and Addie (Heinlein) Tippie in rural Carlyle, Kansas. She was preceded in death by her husband of…

Barbara Calleen Lake was born Oct. 21, 1938 to William and Edna Houston in rural Le Roy, Kan. She was the third of five girls. She graduated from Le Roy High School in 1956 and…