Republicans and Democrats joined forces in raising the age from 18 to 21 to purchase tobacco products in Kansas. Gov. Laura Kelly signed the measure Tuesday, making it effective July 1. The law is an…

“This is the opening night we’ve always wanted.”  Wichita City Council member Bryan Frye said it, and I couldn’t have said it better myself.  Tuesday’s home opener for the Wichita Wind Surge was what the…

Feisty sports matches need referees to take control early or risk mayhem on the field. In the furious battle over the rights to dwindling Colorado River water — a game with life-or-death stakes — the…

Dear editor, We have recently moved to this area and were so excited about the opportunities for living in a community that supports our disabled adults.  I was shocked to see that at Easter the…

I was born in Kansas but lived in Boston for many years. When the Red Sox were in town, I’d take my kids to Fenway Park early so we could watch batting practice. There’s no…

MEMPHIS — In January, my former high school classmate Larry Thorn was shot dead. Larry was sweet and beloved and a coach and secretary at a Shelby County, Tenn., middle school when he was killed…

As I teach my college-bound seniors “Antigone,” in what will be their final month and a half of school, I am asking them to consider: What laws are worth breaking? What superordinate priorities should people…

The best time to counsel a woman about abortion is long before she becomes pregnant. Not when she’s in the process. But on Friday, Kansas lawmakers passed legislation that requires physicians tell patients that abortion…

Much of what the world knows about the catastrophe befalling the Uyghur people, a Turkic Muslim ethnic minority in China’s northwestern region of Xinjiang, comes from satellite imagery and leaked government police files. Over the…

The Kansas State University men’s basketball team advanced to the Elite 8 last month before falling to Florida Atlantic. For first-year coach Jerome Tang, the accomplishment was exceptional. In those ways, playing in the fourth…