LIBERAL, Kan. (AP) — Authorities in Kansas and Oklahoma are investigating the deaths of two men from southwest Kansas. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation says a farmer reported on Tuesday that he found the body…

Major flooding on stretches of the Missouri River from Nebraska and Iowa through Kansas and Missouri resulted in several breached levees and significant damage to cities, towns, and farmland in March. Forecasters at the National…

For many decades now, the only beer you could buy in Kansas grocery and convenience stores was limited to 3.2 percent alcohol.  But on Monday, that 3.2 beer became a thing of the past. “It’s…

Last week a coalition of Democrats and centrist Republicans steamrolled House Majority Leader Dan Hawkins, the Kansas Legislature’s chief obstructionist to extending health care coverage to 130,000 low-income Kansans. For the first 43 days of…

“Avenue Q,” the recent production by the Iola Community Theatre, deftly uses humor and props to prick our consciences. The musical uses some familiar (puppet) faces and because of its adult nature is commonly referred…

Dear editor, I don’t write letters very often but felt I needed to do so today. Our three children were blessed to have a school just a block away that they could walk to. It…

In the wake of Sept. 11, federal officials said the United States needed a new, state-of-the-art facility to defend against bioterrorism and stop diseases that could devastate the country’s farm economy and threaten human lives.…

Dear editor, The future of tomorrow has always depended on the children of today. May we, the voters of school district 257, give our children the best opportunity we can to meet that future.  Please…

David Toland should be the commerce secretary of Kansas. With abundant experience in economic development and an impressive resume as CEO of Thrive Allen County, Toland would be an asset to the department and the…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Grocery and convenience stores in Kansas are stocking their shelves with stronger beer. Starting today, they can sell beer with up to 6 percent alcohol by volume. Previously, groceries and convenience…