NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Facing the possibility of prison at 81, Bill Cosby arrived at a suburban Philadelphia courthouse today to learn his punishment for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman over a decade ago…

Iola’s Pure Prairie League Pickleball group played host to a tournament Saturday at the converted tennis courts in Meadowbrook. Visiting players were from  Independence and Burlington. Local players include, from left, Brian Hegwald, Humboldt, Cody…

For six years now, the issue of whether to expand Medicaid, the state/federal health insurance program for low-income citizens, has surfaced every legislative session in Kansas only to suffer defeat. In 2017, backers were hopeful…

Kansas could end up handing out fewer felonies — and more misdemeanors —  for certain property crimes. That could mean sending fewer people to state prison, though some might end up in county jail instead.…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say a Kansas sheriff’s deputy has been shot and killed while responding to a call about a suspicious person. The Wichita Eagle reports that Sedgwick County Sheriff Jeff Easter said…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The chances of a Kansas voter’s ballot being counted might depend on which county he or she lives in — especially if they vote by mail. The issue of counties having…

“Can’t fight progress,” my father observed as he pitched his plan to buy our family’s first automatic dishwasher.  “Why would we want one”? I remember my mother’s counter. “We already have two daughters.” Fortunately for…

Carlyle Presbyterian Church Myrna Wildschuetz played “The Wayfaring Stranger” on the piano for the prelude and Rita Sanders played “The Church in the Wildwood” on the organ for offertory. For special music, John Burton sang…

Could you pass a U.S. citizenship test? To pass the U.S. citizenship test, applicants must score at least 60 percent on a test about U.S. history and civics. There are 100 potential questions, but only…

For those who have devoted almost one year studying whether the local school district needs new schools, the answer has become clear. Of course. What’s not so obvious, however, is how to convince district voters…