WASHINGTON — Nancy Pelosi, the California Democrat who scaled the leadership ladder to become the first female speaker of the House, will not seek a 21st term next year, she announced in a video message…

Open enrollment for 2026 health insurance plans has begun, and this year brings changes that could affect Kansans who buy coverage through the federal Marketplace.  For coverage to begin Jan. 1, consumers have until Dec.…

Sibling rivalries have often provided fertile ground for playwrights to explore, from Shakespeare’s “King Lear” to the Tennessee Williams classic, “Cat on a Hot Tin Wolf.” The theme also fits in perfectly with Allen Community…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt music students will bring a relic of Saturday mornings from generations past to the stage this weekend. The students, under the guidance of music instructors Logan Jones and Denise Buchanan will present…

NEW YORK (AP) — Major U.S. airports are among those facing 10% reductions in air traffic Friday due to the government shutdown. A list distributed to airlines and obtained by The Associated Press includes airports in New York, Chicago…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The grim task of finding and identifying victims from the firestorm that followed a UPS cargo plane crash in Louisville, Kentucky, entered a third day Thursday as investigators gathered information to determine why the aircraft…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced yet another deadly strike on a boat accused of ferrying drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, coming the same day an aircraft carrier began heading to the…

TOPEKA — Kansas House Speaker Dan Hawkins acknowledged Tuesday that he didn’t gather enough support from his Republican caucus to force a special session on Friday as planned. Hawkins and Senate President Ty Masterson have…

TOPEKA — The former CEO and founder of the Beneficient investment firm that was granted a unique bank charter on orders of the Kansas Legislature was arrested and jailed Tuesday following indictment for an alleged…

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly is suing state Attorney General Kris Kobach for his “failure to defend Kansans against the Trump administration’s unlawful federal overreach.” Kelly, a Democrat, announced the lawsuit Friday, saying that she has…