States, Native American tribes and local communities could get help accessing federal funds for water infrastructure projects in drought-stricken areas under new U.S. Senate legislation. The Water Project Navigators Act — sponsored by U.S. Sens.…

Jane Breckinridge is a fifth-generation farmer but is the first in her family to raise butterflies. “Some people have hogs as livestock or they have goats,” she said. “I’m just very, very lucky because my…

OSWIECIM, Poland (AP) — In a modern conservation laboratory on the grounds of the former Auschwitz camp, a man wearing blue rubber gloves uses a scalpel to scrape away rust from the eyelets of small…

TOPEKA — Demolition work on the Docking state office building next to the Kansas Capitol could begin in January to prepare the site for construction of a three-story multipurpose building atop the original foundation. Gov.…

Recent updates to the Iola Register’s digital archives offer subscribers an even richer treasure trove of local history to explore. Thanks to a partnership with the Kansas Historical Society, the years 1965-1970 and 2001-2014 have…

A call has been sounded to protect and preserve some of Humboldt’s most beloved artistic treasures. Harvey Peck, now 94, has spent a lifetime beautifying Humboldt, including adorning buildings with expansive and intricate murals. You…

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Researchers say they have successfully created another embryo of the nearly extinct northern white rhino in a global effort to keep the species alive. Just two animals remain, and both are female.…