A packed room at the Iola Public Library was all ears Wednesday as Dr. Samuel L. Wilcox led a one-hour “Lunch & Learn” session focused on the medical interventions available for weight loss.  Wilcox led…

GARNETT — Anderson County commissioners opted Monday to withhold a $32,000 payment to the Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center. Anderson County is one of six counties within the SEKMHC service area, with each contributing funds…

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The first astronauts in more than 40 years from India, Poland and Hungary arrived at the International Space Station on Thursday, ferried there by SpaceX on a private flight. The…

Federal lawmakers from Kansas have introduced legislation that would transfer control of Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence to Haskell’s Board of Regents but continue federal funding for the school. U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran and…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces have halted Russia’s recent advance into the northern Sumy region and have stabilized the front line near the border with Russia, Ukraine’s top military commander said Thursday. Col. Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi,…

ATLANTA (AP) — The Trump administration’s new vaccine advisers on Thursday endorsed this fall’s flu vaccinations for just about every American but threw in a twist: Only use certain shots free of an ingredient antivaccine…

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that states may exclude Planned Parenthood clinics from providing medical screenings and other healthcare for women on Medicaid. The court’s conservative majority reversed the longstanding rule that said…

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Republicans suffered a significant setback Thursday when the parliamentarian ruled several changes to Medicaid in the “big, beautiful bill” don’t comply with the complex rules for moving a reconciliation package —…

The Allen County Airport is poised to receive a major upgrade thanks to $1.1 million in grant funding from the Kansas Airport Improvement Program (KAIP), but not without stirring debate during Tuesday morning’s Allen County…

TOPEKA — A hiring freeze, deferred wage raises and delayed hospital maintenance are all on the table at the Hutchinson Regional Health Center as chief executive officer Benjamin Anderson and his team weigh the potential…