FORT SCOTT — Ascension Via Christi in Fort Scott will close its emergency room effective Dec. 20. Ascension Via Christi said the ER is being closed because of a steady decline in emergency room visits…

TOPEKA — Kansas researchers will turn their focus to wheat, millet and other crops in a federally funded attempt to tackle world hunger. The U.S. Agency for International Development awarded Kansas State University $22 million…

TOPEKA — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says the creek near Washington, Kansas, inundated with 588,000 gallons of oil when a 36-inch pipeline ruptured nearly one year ago was now flowing naturally. The final visual…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas judge on Monday put a new state law on medication abortions on hold and blocked older restrictions that for years have spelled out what providers must tell patients and…

The secretary of the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism plans to retire, the governor’s office announced Wednesday. Brad Loveless has led the department since the start of Gov. Laura Kelly’s administration in January…

 FRONTENAC — The Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas is building a six-suite hospice facility on 16 acres in Frontenac, according to The Morning Sun. The $8 million Mount Carmel Hospice House is funded by…

Caney is running out of water. Caney city and school officials spelled out the dire situation this week with Montgomery County commissioners, who are seeking a state water emergency, the Montgomery County Chronicle reported. Caney…

 TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas officials are calling a massive computer outage that’s kept most of the state’s courts offline for two weeks a “security incident” and, while they had not provided an explanation as…

 Caney Valley Schools will finish the fall semester with a four-day school week. The change, along with several other measures designed to reduce water consumption, was approved 6-1 by the district’s board last week and…

The bipartisan Legislative Compensation Committee on Thursday unanimously voted to recommend a proposal that calls for raising lawmaker pay from an average compensation of $29,000 to an annual salary of $43,000. Legislative leaders like the…