COLONY — What began as a sleepless night has turned into a sweet reality for Noah and Heidi Gordon. Along with their seven children, the Gordons are bringing some flavor to downtown Colony with their…

TOPEKA — Kansas House Democrats opened their “fight back” tour Thursday night in the capital city, drawing more than 220 people to sit through rain showers and talk about the importance of strengthening their party’s…

BURLINGTON — Federal funding to help launch a $1.9 billion computer chip manufacturing complex in rural Coffey County has been denied, the Coffey County Republican reported. County officials announced the bad news at their May…

Humanity House Foundation has been given a powerful opportunity to double its impact thanks to a generous matching donation challenge from an anonymous local donor. The challenge is simple: Raise $25,000 by July 15, and…

Voters in Iola, LaHarpe and elsewhere throughout USD 257 will have decisions to make this fall. A number of candidates have filed in advance of Monday’s deadline, guaranteeing contested races for those two governing bodies.…

Miss Chelsea’s Dance Academy will present its 10th anniversary showcase Friday and Saturday at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center, “This Is The Greatest Show.” Tickets for the 6:30 p.m. shows sell for $12 apiece and…

Walt Whitman, one of America’s greatest poets, spent plenty of time thinking about grass. He is best known for his poetry collection “Leaves of Grass.” In it, he contemplates the “hopeful green stuff,” comparing it…

NEW YORK — President Donald Trump’s global tariffs were deemed illegal and blocked by the U.S. trade court, dealing a major blow to a pillar of the Republican’s economic agenda. The ruling can now be…

U.S. health officials are terminating a $590 million contract with Moderna Inc. to develop vaccines for bird flu, a major setback for the company that’s also facing additional government scrutiny over immunizations. Moderna said in…

TOPEKA — The city of Leavenworth has not given up its fight to force CoreCivic to follow development processes before reopening its prison facility as an ICE detention center. The city refiled in Leavenworth District…