The 2025-2026 season at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center was unveiled Monday evening to much fanfare. An estimated 100 attended the event that included a catered meal and a preview of upcoming shows. Preview highlights…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — It’s a love story and, baby, she said yes: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged, they announced Tuesday. In a five-photo joint post on Instagram, the superstar singer and football player revealed their…

Citing a struggling agricultural economy, the parent company of John Deere, Deere and Company, confirmed Aug. 14 that net sales and revenues were down for the third quarter. The company, the largest manufacturer of farm…

The walls are going up for the new visitor’s center at LeHigh Portland State Park.  David Ball, director of trails for the park, also said the gravel pads and hookups have been installed at one…

It’s a bit harder than it looks to keep track of what you’ve done over the previous 125 years. Perhaps that’s because since its formation in 1900, the Iola Elks Lodge No. 569 has maintained…

Kansas State University scientists are enlisting the help of artificial intelligence in the effort to conserve what’s left of North America’s shrinking grasslands. Zak Ratajczak, an assistant professor and grassland biologist, says K-State scientists have…

As students return from summer break, Kansas school districts are still figuring out how to comply with a new law that requires certain classes to show a three-minute video of human development in the womb.…

TOPEKA — Kansas House Speaker Dan Hawkins said the 2026 Legislature would strive to slash $200 million from the state government’s budget and seek to reduce expenditures on the Medicaid program delivering health care to…

As the morning bell rings this fall, many students across the country will be tucking their phones away for the day — whether they like it or not. From statewide bans in Missouri to stricter…

Iola City Council members will be tasked with approving the city’s 2026 budget when they gather for their regular meeting Monday. A public hearing will precede the budget adoption process to give residents an opportunity…