Iola High School students Bethany Miller and Ari Ramirez are preparing to audition for the Kansas Music Educators Association (KMEA) All-State Ensemble, which will be held Saturday in Salina. Miller plays trombone and Ramirez the…

HUMBOLDT — An all-male Humboldt City Council took the reins at Monday evening’s first meeting of 2026.  The Council’s former two female members, Cindy Holinsworth and Sarah Hart, did not run for re-election last November,…

TOPEKA — Kansas schools that opt to use a gun detection software program supported by the attorney general could receive a cut of $10 million from the state. Attorney General Kris Kobach promoted an artificial…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota and its two largest cities sued the Trump administration Monday to try to stop an immigration enforcement surge that led to the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by a federal…

TOPEKA — Kansas is suffering from the worst outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the country, with nearly 414,000 birds affected, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. HPAI, an umbrella term for avian…

NEW YORK (AP) — In the days since the Trump administration ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a late-night military raid, Alejandra Salima has spoken to fellow Venezuelan migrants in her role as an advocate.…

Kansas State University and Habitat for Humanity of the Northern Flint Hills are working on an affordable house in Ogden, Kansas, that will use hemp insulation to keep its residents warm in winter and cool…

TOPEKA — A bipartisan panel of legislative leaders voted to rewrite policy and allow lawmakers to mail taxpayer-funded newsletters after the session is over during an election year. In a practice known as “franking,” the…

MANHATTAN — A letter from a U.S. attorney has raised concerns about the behavior of a Manhattan municipal judge following an incident involving ICE agents in her courtroom — and it came with a warning…

Progress continues at the Cedarbrook Third Addition as developers prepare for another year of residential construction on Iola’s north edge. Lakeview Investment Properties, owned by Blake Boone and his mother, Jennifer Chester, launched the project…