TOPEKA — A policy retreat offered the Kansas Board of Education opportunity to explore how local school boards could be liberated from much of the state’s educational bureaucracy by reshaping standards to emphasize instruction in…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked an order for the Trump administration to return to work thousands of federal employees who were let go in mass firings aimed at dramatically downsizing the…

An unexpected security upgrade at the Allen County jail and courthouse was discussed at the county commission meeting Tuesday morning. Sheriff Anthony Maness informed commissioners of the upcoming installation of a new security system that…

CHANUTE — Iola High School’s forensics team members put the finishing touches on another stellar season Saturday. Iola tied for the team sweeps title at the Chanute Speech and Drama Championships, buoyed by first-place finishes…

Organizers have scrapped plans for a weekend barbecue cookoff in Iola. Iola High School’s Doug Kerr, coach of the IHS Underhogs, said two teams planning to compete pulled out of the competition, putting the number…

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said he wants communities to stop fluoridating water, and he is setting the gears of government in motion to help make that happen. Kennedy…

TOPEKA — Republican U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran of Kansas pushed back against President Donald Trump’s vision of a trade war by joining a dozen cosponsors of federal legislation restricting unilateral tariffs without consent of Congress.…

TOPEKA — Reagan Herrman’s heart condition remained hidden until halfway through a summer youth basketball game at Washburn University when she became short of breath and struggled to reach the team’s bench. “I went behind…

President Donald Trump has warned American farmers that his escalating tariff policies will disrupt their markets and urged them to prepare for increased domestic sales. “To the Great Farmers of the United States: Get ready…

Throngs of residents converged on Humboldt’s city square Saturday to watch as Humboldt High School hosted its Grand March in advance of the evening’s junior-senior prom. To see additional photos from Saturday’s festivities, click here.