TOPEKA — As survivor and advocate Lisa Phillips shared her story of sexual abuse by financier Jeffrey Epstein to a large crowd, she asked the audience to “bear with her” as she spoke. A crowd…

TOPEKA — Scientists identified a case of New World screwworm in a Texas calf, ramping up concerns nationwide about stopping the invasive parasite that can destroy livestock herds. The Kansas Department of Agriculture’s Division of…

Residents of Galena, Kansas, are complaining about a smelly construction and demolition landfill outside of the city that they say is impacting their quality of life and could affect their health. They’ve been complaining about…

TOPEKA — A Kansas healthcare leader and a U.S. Representative are questioning why funding needed to continue essential scientific research isn’t being paid out. “More than halfway through fiscal 2026, the National Institutes of Health…

Donna Houser arrived at Wednesday’s ribbon-cutting ceremony for Iola’s new splash park expecting to celebrate the completion of a community project she had spent years helping bring to life. What she did not expect was…

In Step Dance Academy presents “Wonderlust,” for its annual recital at 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. Performers are certain to delight audiences with a multitude of dance styles, from…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans cleared the first hurdle on Thursday as they are struggling to pass legislation to fund President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies, narrowly beating back a Democratic effort to permanently block…

WASHINGTON — One month from America’s 250th birthday, events and celebrations to commemorate the adoption of the Declaration of Independence are as fragmented as the nation’s politics and culture in 2026. President Donald Trump’s plans for…

TOPEKA — Corporate income tax collections in Kansas have almost halved since last year, while other sources trend above estimates, according to a new state revenue report. At the end of May, tax collections totaled…

Efforts to transform two of Iola’s former elementary schools into much-needed housing continue to advance, though construction remains at least several months away. USD 257 Superintendent Stacey Fager said BNIM, the Kansas City-based architecture and…