Hilary Garrett is much like thousands of other students at Kansas State University. But unlike most, who don’t worry about how to get from here to there, she has to negotiate the campus using a…

“Let that sink in” is among the most persistent refrains on political Twitter. Jolts have hit American brains too fast and too furious over the past five years, what with political upheaval and the pandemic.…

Black Americans are three times as likely as whites to get COVID-19, and twice as likely to die from it.  Still, with the Delta variant on the march, Black vaccination rates remain lower than for…

A surge of COVID-19 cases in Allen County and across the region concerns Rebecca Johnson, director of the Southeast Kansas Multi-County Health Departments. Less than two months ago, Allen County had no confirmed cases of…

Good luck keeping up with these Joneses. This week, owners Roger and Susan Jones are celebrating the 30th anniversary of their company Microtronics, LLC. Microtronics is located east of Iola on Highway 54, and manufactures…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Gov. Laura Kelly on Wednesday announced that she’s imposing a mask mandate for Kansas state government workers and visitors to state buildings in the wake of a “self-inflicted” surge in new…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has voted to begin work on a nearly $1 trillion national infrastructure plan, acting with sudden speed after weeks of fits and starts once the White House and a bipartisan…

TOKYO (AP) — Sunisa Lee today became the fifth straight American woman to claim the Olympic title in the women’s all-around. She edged Rebeca Andrade of Brazil in an entertaining and hotly contested final while…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Michael A. Taylor’s two-out single in the bottom of the 10th inning drove Hunter Dozier home from second base as the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 3-2…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fueled by vaccinations and government aid, the U.S. economy grew at a solid 6.5% annual rate last quarter in another sign that the nation has achieved a sustained recovery from the pandemic…