TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A top Republican lawmaker in Kansas on Friday disputed the claims of GOP colleagues that a bipartisan plan to expand the state’s Medicaid program would lead to taxpayers funding elective abortions.…

HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) — A major food corporation has selected Kansas wheat as the best in the nation for a three-year pilot project. The restorative farming project will discover ways farmers can save water, increase…

February is the month we celebrate Presidents Day, so let’s quiz.  Is it:  • The day we celebrate Washington’s birthday?  • The day we celebrate Washington’s and Lincoln’s birthdays?  • The day we celebrate all…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A study reveals that Kansas universities pay their instructors less compared to schools of the same size with similar programs in other states. The latest figures from the Kansas Board of…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas farmer was sentenced Monday to 2.5 years in prison for federal crop insurance fraud and bankruptcy fraud. Kevin Struss, 63, of Wakeeney, was also ordered to pay $604,303 in…

A group of about 45 walkers ignored Sunday’s soggy weather, embarking on a hike along Iola’s Lehigh Portland Trails. The Wandering Gypsies, a group of women from across the state, met in Iola for their…

70 Years Ago February 1950 HUMBOLDT — Frank Fussman, 82, died last night at his farm home. He played a leading part in the early development of Humboldt. He was the son of Charles Fussman…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Kansas failed to get a proposed anti-abortion amendment  to the state constitution on the ballot Friday, and abortion opponents responded by moving aggressively to block a Medicaid expansion…

If you think controversy over school funding ended has ended — think again. A dispute currently brewing is about how the new, court-awarded funds are being spent by school districts to help at-risk students and…

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. (AP) — Nikki Heiman was excited to learn that the state was sending a job counselor to work with her son, Trenton, a high school student with Down syndrome. But…