TOPEKA — The Kansas bill that would have required kindergarteners to be potty trained before starting school stalled in committee. House Education Committee chairwoman Rep. Susan Estes, a Republican from Wichita, declined to bring the…

TOPEKA — Republican legislators abruptly cut off debate on a bill that stops people living unlawfully in the country from getting public benefits, passing it out of the House with an amendment the Senate already…

The first phase of the two-part estate auction of the late Steve and Cecelia Orcutt has been met with strong interest and impactful results. Conducted online by Daniels Auction Service and overseen by Community National…

Dying can be expensive. And it’s often unexpected. “A lot of people don’t plan for that situation,” Iola City Councilman Mark Peters noted at the Council’s Jan. 20 meeting. Faced with assorted funeral costs for…

There has been no response to two separate pleas from “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie’s family for their mother’s apparent kidnapper to make contact, while investigators said Thursday they have no proof Nancy Guthrie is still alive…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday that demands made by Democrats for new restrictions on federal immigration officers are “unrealistic” and warned that the Department of Homeland Security will shut down next week…

TOPEKA — Kansas migratory bird hunters will pay more to hunt under a proposed bill, but hunting organizations supported the need to increase fees. House Bill 2507 would raise the cap for migratory fowl stamp…

NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday will launch TrumpRx, a website it says will help patients buy prescription drugs directly from manufacturers at a discounted rate at a time when health care…

Jessica Thompson isn’t often prone to hyperbole. But she can’t help but gush when talking about a housing rehabilitation initiative, made possible through a $1.4 million grant from Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka. “We’re…

CHANUTE — Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center (SEKMHC) and Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center (NMRMC) announced Wednesday they are working together to explore options to preserve access to local healthcare services for communities across southeast…