Fifty-two percent of Kansas food pantries reported serving more clients in 2021 than 2020, according to a new study from the University of Missouri. This trend is nationwide, as food pantries are experiencing an increased…

Paige Olson knows what it is like to struggle to feed a family. For a few months early in the COVID-19 pandemic, both she and her husband were unemployed. They relied on donated boxes of…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas will be tightening its rules for adults receiving food assistance even though critics have warned that its new law is so sloppily written that it will apply to thousands more…

While the high school kids are at prom, everyone else can play. Squarefest is a first-time music and food event on the square this Saturday, offered to all ages during the Iola High School prom. …

Food prices will be a lot higher this year, according to a new study of the agriculture and food industry. According to the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute, a think tank at the University…

TOPEKA — The Kansas House and Senate voted to send Gov. Laura Kelly a measure Thursday mandating able-bodied adults without dependents hold down a job for 30 hours a week or enroll in a job…

It’s not easy to catch a water buffalo. “If one doesn’t go in the pen, you cannot drive her. It’s better to set up a pen, drop some feed on the ground and hope for…

ROME (AP) — Poorer countries in northern Africa, Asia and the Middle East that depend heavily on wheat imports risk suffering significant food insecurity because of Russia’s war in Ukraine, and the conflict is poised…

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The Russian tanks and missiles besieging Ukraine also are threatening the food supply and livelihoods of people in Europe, Africa and Asia who rely on the vast, fertile farmlands of the…

Humanity House staff have a message for those who are struggling financially: We can help with food, so you can focus on paying bills. The number of people who need help paying utility bills has…