ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz enshrined the right to abortion and other reproductive health care into Minnesota statutes Tuesday, signing a bill meant to ensure that the state’s existing protections remain in…

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has filed a request for a six-month visitor visa to stay in the U.S., indicating he may have no immediate intention of returning home, where…

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Actor Alec Baldwin and a weapons specialist have been formally charged with involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on a New Mexico movie set, according to court…

The Kansas Legislature now has its first abortion bill on the docket of the post-Roe v. Wade era — and the first since Kansans voted to protect abortion rights by defeating the “Value Them Both”…

TOPEKA —  The restaurant industry statewide has been plagued by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, inflation and workforce shortages, with new issues making it difficult for restaurant owners to bounce back, officials have said.  During a…

Mary Kathryn Shaughnessy, age 59, of Iola, died Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023, at her home. She was born March 31, 1963 to Robert and Charlene (Folk) Shaughnessy of Iola.  Survivors include her father Robert Shaughnessy…

Georgie Oneida Harrison, 80, Iola, died Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023, at Medicalodges of Iola. Georgie was born March 16, 1942, in Iola, to George Harrison and Hazel (Culbertson) Harrison.  She is survived by siblings, Georjean…

Nettie J. McClay, 89, Wichita, retired McClay Dental office manager, died Friday, Jan. 27, 2023. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church. Burial will follow at 1:30…

DALLAS (AP) — Winter weather is bringing ice to Texas and nearby states, causing the cancellation of nearly 1,500 flights nationwide. Numerous auto collisions were reported in Austin, Texas, with at least one fatality reported. …

When Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell addresses the public Wednesday, he might be tempted to take a bow. Mr. Powell has been a steadying force through President Donald Trump’s trade wars and repeated threats…