It’s been more slash and burn this week. When President Donald Trump took office 2.3 million federal employees kept the wheels turning, about the same as the late 1960s, even though the country’s population has…

Last August, Thrive Allen County was awarded an $11.9 million grant to fund a statewide Navigator program over the next five years, designed to enroll otherwise uninsured residents into the Affordable Care Act health insurance…

HUMBOLDT — Things are moving right along at The Growing Place. The daycare and preschool center located in Humboldt continues to work on facility expansion thanks to a pair of grant funding mechanisms. Lately, uncertainty…

TOPEKA — The Senate on Thursday passed a bill that would expand Kansas law enforcement officers’ options for confiscated firearms. Under current law, agencies can sell or give away the guns they seize when someone…

This legislative session, Kansas legislators are considering whether to restrict what low-income households can buy with their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. Specifically, Senate Bill 79 requests authorization from the federal government to prohibit…

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s meeting Friday with Volodymyr Zelenskyy quickly devolved into a testy exchange, with the Ukrainian leader casting doubt on the likelihood U.S. efforts to broker a deal with Russia would yield…

Farming in Kansas can be clouded with uncertainty, like harsh weather and limited natural resources. But current funding freezes have added a new variable and left some of them with empty hands. Some farmers have…

SALINA —  Iola High’s Addilyn Wacker started her Class 4A state wrestling journey on a fine note Friday. The 130-pound freshman seized the upper hand by running a half nelson to secure a pin over…

DALLAS — The measles outbreak in Texas has reached nearly 150 cases, according to a Friday morning update from the state health department. Health officials said 146 cases have been identified since late January, up…

LA CYGNE — The Iola High Mustangs’ season came to an end after a late rally came up short in a 39-35 loss to the Prairie View Buffalos Thursday night in the opening round of…