TOPEKA — Four Johnson County public school districts want to sue the state of Kansas for more than 15 years of inadequate special education funding. The districts formed the Kansas Public School Funding Coalition and…

The Marmaton Valley Wildcats are heading to the 2-1A state tournament for the first time in school history after winning its regional tournament with a walk-off RBI from freshman third baseman Lane Lord. Trailing third-seed…

PITTSBURG — The Humboldt Lady Cubs’ Cinderella season ended in the 2-1A regional championship with a 3-0 loss to the Colgan Panthers. The Lady Cubs (17-9) entered the tournament as the eighth seed. They kicked…

The Allen County Sheriff’s Department is teaming up with Zero Reasons Why and the Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center to host a fun run May 30 in Iola. Proceeds will go to support Zero Reasons…

Once in power, party members often develop an affliction called Myopic Fog. The condition presents as a compulsion to rewrite institutional rules. Common symptoms include electoral law manipulation, fixation on short-term advantage, and habitual overreaching.  Consider…

MORAN — Nancy Houk, Warren Johnson and Kris Smith all have filed to keep their seats on the Moran City Council. The incumbents are the only ones to file so far, in advance of the…

For decades there have been disagreements among constitutional scholars about whether a president can pardon himself. But Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, just gave President Trump something even better: pre-emptive exoneration from all potential…

WASHINGTON — Senators at a Commerce Committee panel hearing aired concerns Wednesday about rapidly growing prediction markets, appearing largely unswayed by industry arguments that they are not a form of betting subject to state regulation. Members…

A bridge on K-7 Highway in rural Bourbon County is once again open to the public. The Kansas Department of Transportation announced Wednesday in a press release the bridge spanning Mill Creek had been repaired.…

Iola High School announced its fourth-quarter honor rolls for the 2025-26 school year Wednesday. The honor roll is on a 4 point scale with an “A” counting 4 points, “B” counting 3 points, and a…