(AP) — New U.S. jobless claim applications fell last week, remaining within the healthy range of recent years, according to the government’s first weekly layoffs data since before the government shut down on Oct. 1.…

MEDICINE LODGE, Kansas — Sarrah Miller and her husband, Kyle, live in a rambunctious household filled with children in a rural town of about 1,700 people. Last month a knock on the door interrupted dinner. It…

TOPEKA — For nearly 20 weeks, certain lawyers, paralegals, psychologists, interpreters, court reporters and investigators were not paid. Federal funding for a group of criminal justice professionals expired in early July, and the government promised…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. trade deficit fell by nearly 24% in August as President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs pushed imports lower. In a report delayed for more than seven weeks by the federal…

TOPEKA — The federal government shutdown threatened food program benefits for 180,000 Kansans, and near daily guidance from courts left state leaders unsure about November payments.  On Nov. 7, the state of Kansas paid out…

LAHARPE — Nicole Henry is getting a crash course on community planning this month. It was barely two weeks ago when, during a conversation with her kids, Henry announced she wanted to host a community…

Thrive Allen County representatives asked county commissioners Tuesday evening to free up the final dollars from a state grant that helped bring a long-running housing project in Humboldt to fruition. After years of reports and…

Per tradition, Thrive Allen County is celebrating its 18th anniversary Friday evening by making others their guests of honor.  About 350 have signed up to attend the event at Allen Community College’s gymnasium.  The night…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Education Department is handing off some of its biggest grant programs to other federal agencies as the Trump administration accelerates its plan to shut down the department. The changes announced Tuesday…

Jordan and Austin Hendrix are brothers separated by a mere 360 days.  “We’re twins five days of the year,” jokes Austin. At age 26, Austin is as extroverted as Jordan, 27, is an introvert. Both…