TOPEKA — U.S. Rep. Ron Estes of Kansas performed a political duet with a California lawmaker for the introduction of federal legislation allowing independent artists, producers and labels to deduct from income taxes up to…

TOPEKA — The House Elections Committee approved a package of campaign finance reforms arising from disputes about Kansas’ definition of a political action committee, coordination among PACs and candidates, and contributions given by a person…

South Korea’s Constitutional Court will hold another hearing next week before deciding whether President Yoon Suk Yeol should be permanently removed from office for his ill-fated martial law declaration in December. The next hearing to…

The best “whodunit” mysteries keep you on your toes to the end, stories that zig when you expect them to zag, leading viewers to believe they’ve solved a riddle, only to have the rug pulled…

TOPEKA — Roberta Jackson was physically abused by a man who had an extensive history of hurting women in at least seven other states. Jackson said offenders develop a “God complex” when they receive a…

Though they’re still moving in inventory, store manager Dale Lalman says the new PrairieLand facility is open for business. The 25-acre site at the northwest corner of U.S. 169 and Oregon Road is home to…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as President Donald Trump’s health secretary, putting the prominent vaccine skeptic in control of $1.7 trillion in federal spending, vaccine recommendations and food safety as well as health insurance programs for…

It’s a chicken-and-egg problem: Restaurants are struggling with record-high U.S. egg prices, but their omelets, scrambles and huevos rancheros may be part of the problem. Breakfast is booming at U.S. eateries. First Watch, a restaurant chain that…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Katie Britt has been working to make sure the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency doesn’t hit what she called “life-saving, groundbreaking research at high-achieving institutions,” including her state’s beloved…

(Note: the article has been edited to reflect a correction on the time of an upcoming groundbreaking ceremony. The event will be at 4 p.m. March 5 at the ACC campus in Iola. The prior…