TOPEKA — A Kansas Democrat proposed prohibiting lawmakers from using their $178 per diem for purchasing soda, candy, alcoholic beverages and hot meals, the same things Republicans are trying to restrict for purchase under a…

TOPEKA — CBD merchant Eric Kueser launched a company to sell electronic cigarettes from vending machines and wants the Kansas Legislature to change state law to help the business flourish. Kueser urged lawmakers to amend…

A hitch in the mail service has delayed delivery of utility bills for several Iolans this month. Iola City Council members were told the bills were apparently stuck in a postal facility in Kansas City…

Iola City Council members expressed a willingness Monday to see the city set up a land bank program. A land bank is essentially a collection of community-owned abandoned, vacant or otherwise foreclosed properties that could…

Allen County Commissioners are looking for ways to better prioritize county road work. During Tuesday morning’s meeting, Commissioner David Lee recommended forming a citizen-led committee to assess which roads were in need of attention. “As…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump hosted Jordan’s King Abdullah II at the White House on Tuesday and renewed his insistence that Gaza could somehow be emptied of all residents, controlled by the U.S. and…

NEW YORK (AP) — Trader Joe’s and other grocers are limiting the number of eggs customers can buy across the U.S., citing limited supply caused by the ongoing bird flu outbreak. Trader Joe’s is capping…

Friday night’s entertainment at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center was a whole lot better than Sunday’s debacle in New Orleans. In front of a full house, prominent author and speaker Temple Grandin entertained, enlightened and…

TEL AVIV, Israel — This past weekend, as Hamas paraded a trio of emaciated Israeli hostages who were about to be freed following more than a year of captivity in the Gaza Strip, the militant…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Over the weekend, some staff members at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau saw a sign of trouble to come. Windows in two basement conference rooms were covered with brown paper and blue…