As states plan how they’ll spend the $25 billion remaining in federal COVID-19 relief funds, some also are facing criticism and renewed scrutiny over how they allocated money already received from the American Rescue Plan…

There is a child care crisis and it is a community, family, business, and workforce issue. Child Care Aware of Kansas estimates that the desired capacity of child care providers in the state meets only…

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Jaren Holmes scored all 15 of his points in the second half as No. 13 Iowa State rolled past No. 8 Kansas 68-53 on Saturday. Osun Osunniyi added 13 for the…

It must be admitted that the flap over an enormous Chinese balloon that flew or blew, unannounced, over the United States and Canada last week has a certain funny side. Pentagon generals went on high…

It’s about to happen. LeBron James is finally on the brink of passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the NBA’s career scoring record, the torch getting passed from one member of the Los Angeles Lakers to another.…

TOPEKA — The Kansas Supreme Court must arbitrate conflict sparked by a cunning Kansas regulatory maneuver to expand concentrated swine feeding operations and the response of an environmental organization claiming state regulators embraced legal fiction…

MANHATTAN — It was a tale of two halves inside Bramlage Coliseum on Saturday afternoon when No. 7 Kansas State got No. 10 Texas’ best second half knockout punch in a 69-66 loss. The Wildcats…

The Iola High boys and girls started out strong but fell late in each of their matchups at home against Chanute on Friday. The Mustang girls (4-12) jumped out to an early 8-7 advantage at…

For the first 40 years that Iola Industries owned the land surrounding the old Lehigh quarry, “we wondered what could possibly happen here that would be good,” John McRae, president of Iola Industries, is quoted…

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration took a first step Friday toward ending federal protections for grizzly bears in the northern Rocky Mountains, which would open the door to future hunting in Montana, Wyoming…