TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly plans to embark on an eight-city tour during October and November to explore with Kansans their state budget priorities ahead of next year’s legislative session. Kelly, who is term limited…

In a classroom filled with color, creativity, and the hum of imagination, Iola Middle School art teacher Grace Luther helps students see the world a little differently. This fall, the Kansas Art Education Association (KAEA)…

Storybook conditions greeted throngs of festival-goers Saturday at the annual Biblesta celebration. Highlights included a free bean feed, inspiring music throughout the day, and a number of vendors for food and other items, and of…

A community conversation Thursday offers voters a chance to engage with local leadership about an upcoming vote to extend a quarter-cent sales tax that benefits Allen County Regional Hospital. The event begins at 6 p.m.…

HUMBOLDT — Private John W. Poe’s Civil War service was altogether brief, yet no less tragic than those who died in battle. Poe departed his home in Washington Township, Missouri, on Aug. 28, 1862, leaving…

In a typical year, China buys 25% to 30% of the U.S. soybean crop, but this is not a typical year. Embroiled in a trade war with the United States, China hasn’t purchased a single…

BURLINGTON — NextEra Energy Transmission Southwest has completed a major regional power project ahead of schedule. The company announced last week the energization of the Wolf Creek–Blackberry 345-kilovolt transmission line, a 92-mile connection running from…

PARIS (AP) — France’s new Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned less than a month in office and less than 24 hours after naming a new government that prompted a key coalition ally to withdraw support. The move…

CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois and Chicago filed a lawsuit Monday aiming to stop President Donald Trump’s administration from sending hundreds of National Guard troops to the city, just as troops prepared to deploy and hours…

Shannon Ellis, 59, has enjoyed her work for the Internal Revenue Service for more than 20 years, the last eight as the president of the National Treasury Employees Union in Kansas City. The union represents…