A small group gathered at Riverside Park’s community building in Iola Thursday to learn about a proposed constitutional amendment that could significantly change how Kansas selects its Supreme Court justices.  The event, titled “Justice for…

A new charitable initiative seeks to strengthen journalism in Allen County. The Strengthen Allen County News Project, formed late last year, is a collaboration with the Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas, based in Pittsburg. Tax-deductible…

MANHATTAN — Six couples will be honored on March 13 as the 2026 class of Kansas Master Farm Families in recognition of their leadership in agriculture, environmental stewardship and service to their communities. The statewide…

A Mound City man was hospitalized after crashing his car north of LaHarpe just before 8 o’clock Monday morning. The Allen County Sheriff’s Department reported Weston Cochran, 20, Mound City, was eastbound on West Virginia…

State Medicaid budgets will be reduced by a total of $665 billion over the next decade, after President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act cuts federal investment in the health insurance program, according to…

TOPEKA — Servicemembers in a Kansas Air National Guard air refueling wing deployed in support of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran in conjunction with votes by the U.S. Senate and U.S. House to reject a…

HUMBOLDT — A suspect is in custody after a fatal shooting in Humboldt Sunday afternoon. Malachi Davis, 25, Humboldt, was arrested for suspicion of second-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of John P.…

To Debbie Taiclet, someone’s title or position is not what makes them a success.   Whether it’s styling hair or saving lives, “We’re all just as important in some way. We’re all equal,” she said…

On most mornings, Alana Kinzle starts her day the same way — with a cup of coffee and a to-do list. What follows rarely sticks to the plan. A customer might stop by needing vaccines…

It was more than 25 years ago when USD 257 was named the recipient of a three-year grant to start up an after-school program. Since then, SAFE BASE has offered generations of students educational opportunities…