Shelli Barnett and her family strike again. They found the Farm City Days Medallion for the fourth time.  The family, about 11 members altogether, join forces every year to hunt for the medallion — except…

Instructors at Allen Community College are organizing a trip to New Zealand and Australia for those who have dreamed of visiting the “Land Down Under.”  The all-inclusive trip is open to anyone and will take…

The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese organization of survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, for its activism against nuclear weapons. Jørgen Watne Frydnes, chair of…

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Milton barreled into the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday after plowing across Florida, where it knocked out power to more than 3 million customers and whipped up 150 tornadoes. The storm…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation in the United States dropped last month to its lowest point since it first began surging more than three years ago, adding to a spate of encouraging economic news in the…

OVERLAND PARK — Real estate agent Natalie Moyer has helped Kansas residents purchase homes for the past 16 years. But the housing market is so tight right now, it’s been very difficult for first-time homebuyers…

After seeing social media posts of the devastation from  Hurricane Helene in late September, Karla Laver Boots knew she needed to do something. A post from her cousin, Alexis Kiepe, was the push she needed.…

U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, Kansas’ only Democratic member of Congress, signed onto bipartisan legislation introduced Tuesday meant to protect vanishing grassland habitats.  Davis is co-sponsoring the North American Grasslands Conservation Act with a bipartisan group…

Amazon.com Inc. unveiled a new artificial intelligence tool designed to solve a major pain point in its quick delivery apparatus: drivers rummaging through cluttered vans at each stop searching for packages. The technology projects a…

Applications for US unemployment benefits rose last week to a more than one-year high, reflecting notable increases in Michigan and states hit by Hurricane Helene. Initial claims increased by 33,000 to 258,000 in the week…