U.S. stocks soared Wednesday in the wake of Donald Trump’s sweeping election victory Tuesday. No one saw a bigger advantage to the outcome than Elon Musk, owner of Tesla and a big Trump supporter.  Shares…

A thunderstruck world took in Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S presidential election, with ordinary people and political titans voicing jubilation, dismay or bafflement on Wednesday as allies and adversaries struggled to recalibrate their vision…

OVERLAND PARK — Incumbents cruised to victory in three of Kansas’ four Congressional seats Tuesday. U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, a Democrat, and Republican Reps. Tracey Mann and Ron Estes will all serve another term. Former…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has promised sweeping action in a second administration. The former president and now president-elect often skipped over details but through more than a year of policy pronouncements and written statements…

TOPEKA — Kansas Republicans appear to have preserved the two-thirds edge in the House and Senate despite a costly effort by Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly to diminish the supermajority and make it easier to veto…

Allen County voters chose a new commissioner and narrowly rejected a half-cent sales tax to fund EMS services. Those were among just a few choices local voters had in Tuesday’s election. Nearly 63% of the…

Thrive Allen County is presenting an opportunity to learn about the Historic Economic Asset Lifeline (HEAL) program.  According to Economic Developer Jared Wheeler, the non-profit will host an information gathering meeting Nov. 12 for any…

Allen County voters narrowly rejected a half-cent sales tax to fund EMS services, which would have shifted the burden from property taxes. The question brought 52% of voters opposed, with a count of 2,870 to…

SEDAVI, Spain (AP) — Francisco Murgui went out to try to salvage his motorbike when the water started to rise. He never came back. One week after catastrophic flooding devasted eastern Spain, María Murgui still…

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza killed at least 20 people, mostly women and children, Palestinian officials said Tuesday, as Palestinians fled Israel’s assault. Some said they had hardly…