TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly on Monday vetoed a bill that would roll over the previous year’s state budget if the Legislature failed to pass one, pointing out that every legislative body since the state’s…

BRUSSELS (AP) — A top European Union official warned the U.S. on Tuesday that the world’s biggest trade bloc “holds a lot of cards” when it comes to dealing with the Trump administration’s new tariffs…

R.W. Alley, veteran author and illustrator of scores of children’s books, speaks Tuesday morning during a visit to Iola Elementary School students. Alley, best known for his illustrations in the popular “Paddington Bear” series, was…

Employees across the massive U.S. Health and Human Services Department began receiving notices of dismissal on Tuesday in an overhaul ultimately expected to lay off up to 10,000 people. The notices came just days after President Donald…

LONDON (AP) — They didn’t look after this bear. In fact, two men who had been drinking kicked and yanked on a statue of Paddington, the fictional orphaned bear who came to England from Peru,…

An executive order signed by President Donald Trump could have significant consequences for libraries across Kansas. On March 14, the Trump administration issued an order to dismantle seven federal agencies, one of which is the…

HUMBOLDT — An out-of-control grease fire destroyed the home of Jeff and Linda Clements, 1011 Pecan St., Sunday afternoon. Humboldt Fire Chief Sean McReynolds said the homeowners had been cooking, and were still in the…

Children’s book illustrator and author R.W. Alley, who for more than 20 years has provided illustration for the popular “Paddington Bear” book series, will be in Allen County Tuesday and Wednesday to visit with area…

HUMBOLDT — Think of your standard driver’s education course. Now, make it about a hundred times harder. And change the sedan to a cement truck. No sweat, right? That was the scene Saturday morning at…

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Elon Musk gave out $1 million checks on Sunday to two Wisconsin voters, declaring them spokespeople for his political group, ahead of a Wisconsin Supreme Court election that the tech billionaire cast…