TOPEKA — Starting next school year, students across Kansas won’t be able to use their cellphones at school after Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly signed the ban into law Thursday. The bipartisan goal to get rid…

GARNETT — In a 4-3 vote, USD 365 school board members decided Jan. 13 to close Greeley Elementary School, the Anderson County Review reported. The vote came after a Jan. 8 contentious public hearing, where…

Iola Elks Lodge No. 569 will donate 100 bags of non-perishable food items to area school districts before the extended holiday break. The bags were filled with 15 items of assorted foods, ranging from instant…

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida’s Democratic members of Congress are urging Gov. Ron DeSantis to reconsider a new state directive to eliminate school-based vaccine requirements. “We feel it is dangerous to remove this cornerstone of…

TOPEKA — Kansas reported no new measles cases for the third week in a row Wednesday, and health officials are encouraging parents to vaccinate their children as they return to school next week to keep…

Back-to-school season seems to arrive faster each year, and with inflation affecting everything from pencils to backpacks, families are finding creative ways to shop smarter. While big-box stores may seem like the go-to for deals,…

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crashed into a school in Dhaka, the capital, shortly after takeoff on Monday afternoon, catching fire and killing the pilot and at least 19 other…

DALLAS — The teen who opened fire inside Wilmer-Hutchins High School last year was sentenced to five years in prison Tuesday morning for injuring a classmate. Eighteen-year-old Ja’Kerian Rhodes-Ewing pleaded guilty to aggravated assault with…

TOPEKA — Reagan Herrman’s heart condition remained hidden until halfway through a summer youth basketball game at Washburn University when she became short of breath and struggled to reach the team’s bench. “I went behind…

ISLAMABAD — A suicide bomber blew himself up among the worshippers gathered at an Islamic school for Friday prayers in Pakistan, killing at least five people and wounding several others, police and rescue workers said.…