Adapted from an online discussion. Dear Carolyn: What are the rules around showing up for family? I’m the youngest, so I got lucky when my mom showed up to my events. My parents always told…

TOPEKA — U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids of Kansas endorsed the introduction of legislation to increase and protect funding to the federal family planning safety-net program after the Trump administration withheld millions of dollars for reproductive…

TOPEKA — The Children’s Alliance of Kansas will provide support for a new foster care program that expands placement options for teens by letting them stay with a family member or close friend. The SOUL…

Just call them “The Sassy Sisters on South Street.” Three widowed sisters settled into a remodeled church at 503 South St. a little over a year ago. They’ve spent the ensuing months adapting the building…

As parents, educators, and researchers, search for answers about the well-being of the American family, it is apparent that family meals tell us a lot about how those families become and stay connected. Shared meals…

Adapted from an online discussion. Dear Carolyn: My mother-in-law, 71, has always suffered from severe anxiety and hasn’t honestly admitted this to herself. She now has a serious health diagnosis where she’ll be undergoing treatments…

At age 25, Pempho Moyo already knows some valuable life lessons.  Top of the list: There are no do-overs for some big moments in life such as bonding with a newborn, or, on the other…

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s birth rate fell to a new low for the eighth straight year in 2023, according to Health Ministry data released on Wednesday. A government official described the situation as critical and…

TOPEKA — The state of Kansas will pay $1 million to the family of a 7-year-old who was tortured and killed, settling an almost decade-long legal battle over the state’s child welfare agency’s failure to…

Iola Public Library celebrates Women’s History Month Saturday, March 9, at 2 p.m. with a free family program from the Martin & Osa Johnson Safari Museum, Chanute. Curator Jacquelyn Borgeson Zimmer will highlight the life…