MILAN (AP) — An Italian family hopes to prove definitively that a painting discarded from a villa on the island of Capri more than 60 years ago is a Picasso, and has been gathering scientific…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene has brought climate change to the forefront of the presidential campaign after the issue lingered on the margins for months. Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to…

Customers of Kansas’ largest natural gas utilities will see their bills rise slightly next month after regulators approved a rate increase Thursday. Kansas Gas Service, which serves almost 650,000 residential customers, filed a request with…

TOPEKA — Lawmakers’ plans to take control of the state’s budget-writing process could be rocky upon rollout, Republican leadership warned Wednesday as outside groups weighed in. The new approach positions the Legislature as the state’s…

Two former Wichita chiropractors and brothers have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud that resulted in federal payments of $3.7 million. Bradley Eck, 54 and Todd Eck 58, both from Wichita, are alleged…

BEIRUT — An Israeli airstrike hit Beirut’s center Thursday, killing at least nine people and wounding 14 others, as the Israeli military announced evacuation orders for additional villages and towns in south Lebanon. Overnight, an…

YATES CENTER — A homeschool sports group hopes to find a home base. Liberty Homeschool Alliance offers competitive sports and extracurricular programs for homeschool students in Southeast Kansas. The program began in 2018 with soccer…

Humanity House accepted a $2,500 donation Thursday from Emprise Bank, of Iola, as part of a recent campaign. A single donor gave a generous $25,000 to the foundation with the stipulation it was to be…

ATLANTA — Atlanta residents will likely smell chlorine and wake up to hazy conditions Thursday morning as the winds are expected to move west from the Conyers chemical plant, officials said. After shifting Wednesday night,…

Republican Sen. JD Vance of Ohio and Democratic Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota faced off Tuesday night in what is expected to be the only debate between the two vice presidential nominees and, most likely,…