A dynamic storm that prompted foreboding predictions of dangerous weekend weather spawned tornadoes, dust storms and wildfires that killed at least 39 people and destroyed hundreds of homes and businesses. The system that brought severe weather and…

TOPEKA — A Kansas House committee is considering a bill that would create a 17-member blue-ribbon commission to study operations and priorities of public higher education institutions, including consolidation of state universities and community colleges…

YATES CENTER —  A wind-fueled wildfire destroyed a Yates Center nursing home Friday as emergency crews from across the state battled for hours to contain the rapidly spreading blaze. All 38 residents of Yates Center…

If the odds are 50/50, it’s not out of line to think, to hope, you’d be on the winning side of things.   And Rachel and Ben Smith did all they could to live as…

If you ask Rick Horn why he became a Shriner more than 20 years ago, he’ll talk about fellowship and getting to help others. Especially when he gets to meet youngsters like Owen Mahan. Horn,…

More than $10 million in federal funding that would have purchased fresh produce from local farmers to be used in Kansas schools and food banks, has been eliminated, according to the Topeka Capital-Journal. The U.S.…

TOPEKA — The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Stevens County Health Department have reported a positive case of measles in a resident of Stevens County. It is currently unknown whether this…

Hamas said it was ready to release a living American hostage and four bodies, though it was unclear if the U.S. and Israeli governments sought such a move and whether they would accept it unconditionally.…

MANHATTAN — After more than a decade of innovation labs that have helped feed the world and improve global food systems in partnership with the U.S. federal government, Kansas State University will suspend the operation…

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Stevens County Health Department have reported a positive case of measles in a resident of Stevens County, a rural county of around 5,250 residents in…