The reconstitution of the Republican Party from the nation’s conservative redoubt into an instrument of one man’s will is almost totally complete. Sen. John Cornyn has just added another line to the GOP obituary with…

TOPEKA — The Kansas House and Senate went tit-for-tat last week, rebuffing each other’s property tax relief proposals, which have been billed this legislative session as making good on old promises to alleviate Kansans’ residential…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are launching an unprecedented effort on Tuesday to hold the Senate floor and talk for days about a bill that they know won’t pass — an attempt to capture public attention on legislation…

Missouri lawmakers are advancing a proposal that sounds simple: Eliminate the state income tax and replace it with higher sales taxes.  As a fiscal conservative and believer in small government, I initially found this proposal…

War is ugly. So is hubris. The next time President Donald Trump tells you how well the war is going, remember that U.S. missile strikes have killed more than 1,400 people in Iran, including 168…

PARSONS — An 11th-inning walk-off home run doomed the Allen Red Devils’ four-game win streak while on the road Saturday against Labette. The game-winning homer by Labette freshman catcher Ethan Brown gave the Cardinals a…

WARNER, OKLA. — The Allen Red Devils suffered a pair of 4-2 losses at Friday’s doubleheader against Connors State College of Warner, Okla.  A pair of two-run innings were not enough to get Allen over…

Humboldt High School graduate Drew Wilhite reached the NCAA DII Championship podium after taking fifth in the heptathlon over the weekend in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Teammate Leo Chauchard and Wilhite finished fourth and fifth respectively…

Farm bankruptcies across the country are climbing. In 2025, farmers filed 315 bankruptcy cases, which is higher than the previous four years, according to an American Farm Bureau Federation report. These are Chapter 12 bankruptcies,…

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr threatened broadcasters with cancellation of their licenses if they did not “correct course” on news coverage. “Broadcasters that are running hoaxes and news distortions — also known as the…