LOS ANGELES (AP) — Helped by cooler temperatures, firefighters gained ground Friday against three blazes in Southern California and authorities began scaling back evacuation orders that displaced thousands of people. The largest blaze is the…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Mike Johnson postponed a vote Wednesday on a temporary spending bill that would keep federal agencies and programs funded for six months as opposition from both parties thwarted his first attempt…

HUMBOLDT — The ponds were dug more than a dozen years ago. Saplings planted in neat rows, waiting to be landscaped. The dreams, meanwhile, piled up, spilled over, crowded out and demanded action until Joe…

Iola veteran Bill Shirley remembers something Sen. Jerry Moran once said to him about what it would take to bring a Veterans Administration clinic to Iola: “It’s the Kansas way. We take our time.” Indeed,…

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Just hours after it began, legal betting on the outcome of U.S. Congressional elections has been put on hold by a federal appeals court. The Court of Appeals for the…

Dozens of election workers examining ballot after ballot, hour after hour. Unofficial results trickling in days after Election Day. If Republican Denny Hoskins wins the race for Missouri secretary of state in November, that scene…

TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly announced Thursday that applications are open for the second round of the Digital Opportunities to Connect Kansans (DOCK) program. A total of $1.95 million in funds will be available to…

TOPEKA — As Kansas officials, foster care service providers and advocates work to improve a system with a checkered past, new initiatives bring optimism for kids who have historically been left behind. The fewest number…

TOPEKA — U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids praises the Inflation Reduction Act as a boost to the U.S. economy and a long overdue restraint on pharmaceutical drug prices. Her opponent in the Nov. 5 election, Republican…

States, Native American tribes and local communities could get help accessing federal funds for water infrastructure projects in drought-stricken areas under new U.S. Senate legislation. The Water Project Navigators Act — sponsored by U.S. Sens.…