Iola council members closed the door Monday night on partnering with Westar Energy to build a solar power plant here. With that chapter in the books, the council now owes citizens the next act: their…

Cleanup efforts after a May 22 tornado in Carl Junction, Mo., are being hampered by swarms of mosquitoes, volunteers say.  In addition to damage from the EF-3 winds, the area has been inundated with rain.…

Rather than face the music, Kansas Senate leaders ordered the arrest of nine protestors Wednesday morning and evicted members of the press to keep the mayhem from public view. In so doing, the Senators violated…

Unpredictable weather has been the bane of emergency preparedness folks around these parts; these days it seems every glimpse of sun is followed by a downpour. This spring has inspired us to expand our vocabulary.…

The White House is 55,000 square feet. Clearly an ample size for a home office, but maybe not big enough for the egos of President Donald Trump and Kris Kobach. That could be the president’s…

Now, the wait. Tuesday, those living and working in the low-lying parts of Iola and local communities scrambled to evacuate their homes and businesses in anticipation of what is expected to be substantial flooding when…

In 2013, Kansas legislators voted to give then-Gov. Sam Brownback sole authority to appoint judges to the Court of Appeals, pending Senate approval. That came back to bite them this year when Gov. Laura Kelly’s…

Last week, Neosho County Commissioner David Bideau resigned from his position rather than tolerate accusations that in his role as a private attorney he had a conflict of interest with a corporation working to develop…

Republican legislators said they couldn’t afford an estimated $50 million to expand Medicaid but see no problem giving a $245 million tax break to the privileged few. That’s the upshot of this year’s legislative session…

Friday afternoon, members of the Kansas House pulled away the cloak of hypocrisy from which Senators have been hiding behind all session. In a 63-61 vote, the legislators declined to approve a state budget in…