Traci Tidd and John Cox Sr. may never be as happy to see a new year as they are this week. “Next year has to get better, right?” Tidd asked Friday. Tidd spoke as she…

Health experts typically advise getting your COVID-19 and flu vaccine by the end of October. However, if you’ve missed that window, you can still get them well into the respiratory virus season and see a…

Sabra Stockebrand is doing more than ringing in the new year with a tribute performance to music superstar Lady Gaga. Stockebrand’s two-night performance, “A Very Gaga New Year with Sabra,” runs next Wednesday, Dec. 30,…

Construction continues on Iola USD 257 school district’s new maintenance buildings.  The new buildings will replace the district’s former maintenance facility, which was demolished in 2020 at the corner of North Cottonwood and East Jackson…

A theme park spotlighting famous toys including the Barbie brand and Hot Wheels is slated to come to Kansas powered by the state’s sales tax incentive for major developments. Bonner Springs officials in October approved…

LAWRENCE — A documentary about the police raid of the Marion County Record is set to premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in early 2026, more than two years after law enforcement stormed the newspaper…

New solar farm for Parsons PARSONS — A new solar farm will be built at the Great Plains Industrial Park in Parsons, according to The Chanute Tribune. Members of the Great Plains Development Authority signed…

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump said the United States launched a “powerful and deadly” strike against forces of the Islamic State group in Nigeria, after spending weeks accusing the West African…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that he will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Florida over the weekend. Zelenskyy told journalists that the two leaders will discuss security guarantees…

WRIGHTWOOD, Calif. (AP) — A strong storm system that brought relentless winds, rain and snowfall to California this week was expected to ease Friday, but there was still a risk of high surf along the…