TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — An 18-year-old and two juveniles have been taken into custody in connection with a fire at an abandoned Topeka mall that authorities believe was intentionally set. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that a…

WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday closed off chances of the Senate acting anytime soon on a House bill that would give most Americans $2,000 stimulus payments. The Kentucky Republican said the…

The United States reported a record high daily COVID-19 death toll Wednesday, topping the peak reached just a day earlier. More than 3,740 people died of coronavirus Wednesday, up from 3,725 Tuesday, according to Johns…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska issued a pointed rebuke Thursday of GOP attempts to object Jan. 6 to the Electoral College tally of the presidential election, warning colleagues against a “dangerous…

When the calendar flipped to 2020, Americans were ready to greet the new year with a hearty cheer. Many made resolutions to eat healthier, be friendlier or find ways big and small to make the…

The exercise of forming New Year’s resolutions typically involves a review of where we went wrong. Developing a coherent narrative of the year gone by is always an inherent challenge, none more so than for…

As the summer came to a close, COVID-19 cases were rising in Allen County and across Kansas.  Students were back in school, with new restrictions. The governor’s mask mandate and protests on race across the…

Jan. 6, the day on which Congress meets in a joint session to accept the results of the presidential election, should be a testament to America’s enduring democracy. Yet it may become a demonstration of…

It seems appropriate to end the year’s coronavirus coverage the way it began, with an update from Molly McEwan.  The Moran native and her fiancé, Tyson Carpenter, are living in China, where they both work…

LONDON (AP) — Like a separated couple still living together, Britain and the European Union spent 2020 wrangling and wondering whether they can still be friends. Today, the U.K. is finally moving out. At 11…