WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican senators pushed a $340 billion budget framework to passage early Friday, chugging through an all-night session and Democratic opposition in a step toward unleashing money the Trump administration says it needs for mass deportations and border…

Prairie Dell 4-H, a part of the Iola community for 95 years, has disbanded. The club, which at its peak had 60-plus was down to three this year, not enough to remain a viable 4-H…

Ramifications from a funding freeze by the Trump administration in late January are being felt locally.  “We’re going to run out of work in about two weeks,” said Daniel Zywietz, co-founder of SEK Solar.  Zyweitz…

TOPEKA — The Kansas Department of Commerce announced Thursday significant changes to its Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) – Community Facilities program to allow a rolling application process, lower local match requirements and an expanded…

The remains of four Israelis taken hostage in Oct. 2023 were returned Thursday, with Hamas saying they include a young mother and her two small children who have been a symbol of 16 months of…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell announced on Thursday that he won’t seek reelection next year, ending a decadeslong tenure as a power broker who championed conservative causes but ultimately ceded ground to the…

ROME — Pope Francis was in jovial mood when Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni popped in to visit him in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital where he is fighting off pneumonia in both lungs. “The doctors have…

When Russian troops rolled into Ukraine three years ago, they brought their parade uniforms with them on the push to Kyiv. President Vladimir Putin expected a quick victory. What Putin dubbed the “special military operation” has turned into…

The Ad Astra Kansas Foundation is offering two $1,000 scholarships for the 2025-26 academic year.  Applicants must be a graduate or full-time undergraduate student at an accredited Kansas college, community college or vocational tech school…

WASHINGTON (AP) — While flying back to Washington aboard Air Force One on Wednesday night, a reporter asked President Donald Trump whether Elon Musk would pursue budget cuts at the Pentagon. His response might be…