Kathleen “Kathy” Ann Chastain, 78, died Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, at her home in Hutchinson. She was born July 26, 1947, in El Dorado, to Elvis Edwin and Catherine Esther (Grant) Sullivan. On Feb. 12,…

For decades, politicians have sold tariffs as a tonic for the working class. In reality, one particular group seems to benefit more than any other from trade wars: Washington influence peddlers. The United States collected…

David Lee Kramer, 76, of Iola, Kansas, died at his home on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. David was born Sept. 12, 1949, in Iola, to Lawrence Kramer and Marjorie (Lair) Kramer. David married Judy Tipping…

TOPEKA — Melissa Sabin spoke officially on behalf of Little Lobbyists Kansas and personally in the name of her son, Logan, against a Kansas Senate bill aggressively expanding the state’s process of verifying eligibility for…

Plans to potentially install artificial turf at Iola USD 257 school district’s football field moved forward this week after board members approved issuing an Request for Proposal (RFP). Superintendent Stacey Fager told board members the…

While much has been written through the years about how Kansas came to be, much less has been penned about the Sunflower State’s musical origins. Derrick Doty hopes to change that. Doty spoke about Kansas…

A former Allen County Jail employee has been charged with battery against an inmate. The Allen County Sheriff’s office announced Thursday that Stephanie Vest has been charged with battery, via the Allen County Attorney’s office.…

At the start of the year, a proposal to ban cell phones in K-12 Kansas schools seemed to enjoy the same kind of bipartisan support as legislation that brought the Kansas City Chiefs to Kansas…

NEW YORK (AP) — Since Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn in to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services one year ago, he has defended his upending of federal health policy by…