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LANSING, Kan. (AP) — The shuttered Kansas prison where the killers chronicled in Truman Capote‘s “In Cold Blood” were executed is now a tourist attraction. Starting Friday, former wardens and corrections officers will lead two-hour…

A concession trailer that exploded Tuesday evening at the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson sent two people to the hospital and injured several others, authorities said. Hutchinson Fire Department crews were sent at 6:28 p.m.…

TOPEKA — Spending on Kansas’ cash assistance program for low-income families has dwindled by nearly 40% in the past 14 years while lawmakers limited eligibility and inflation surged, according to a new audit. State auditors…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump and Kamala Harris faced each other on the debate stage for the first — and possibly the last — time. The Democratic vice president opened Tuesday night’s faceoff with a…

Allen County commissioners continued to discuss their efforts to promote a proposed half-cent sales tax that will be on the Nov. 5 ballot. The commissioners have said they will dedicate a portion of the tax…

The community will have a chance next week to weigh in on qualities and qualifications they want in the next president of Allen Community College. The college will offer three public forums at 10 a.m.,…

NEW YORK (AP) — A poignant phrase echoes when 9/11 victims’ relatives gather each year to remember the loved ones they lost in the terror attacks. “I never got to meet you.” It is the…

The 19-year-old Kansas City man accused of firing the fatal shot during a mass shooting at the Chiefs Super Bowl rally earlier this year will stand trial in January 2026. On Monday, Jackson County Judge…

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Israeli military said Tuesday an American activist killed in the West Bank last week was likely shot “indirectly and unintentionally” by its soldiers, drawing a strong rebuke from U.S.…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The inflation-adjusted median income of U.S. households rebounded last year to roughly its 2019 level, overcoming the biggest price spike in four decades to restore most Americans’ purchasing power. The proportion of…