ISLAMABAD — A suicide bomber blew himself up among the worshippers gathered at an Islamic school for Friday prayers in Pakistan, killing at least five people and wounding several others, police and rescue workers said.…

LAWRENCE — A child sex abuse survivor and advocate thinks it’s “more than a coincidence” that three men accused of child sex crimes died by suicide in December. Survivors of the three men are now…

TOPEKA — The state suicide and crisis hotline received a record number of calls a day following the election, with LGBTQ+ and Spanish-speaking lines seeing especially high traffic. Vibrant, the mental health company that administers…

When Isabelle Blackwood was in middle school, her Kansas farming family was devastated when her oldest brother Ian died by suicide. Blackwood, who is now a high school senior in Clay Center, responded by learning…

The Kansas Bureau of Investigation has announced that it is conducting an investigation into the death of an inmate at the Allen County Jail. According to KBI Communications Director Melissa Underwood, the Allen County Sheriff’s…

Allen County Sheriff Bryan Murphy confirmed Friday that a suicide had occurred at the county jail on June 24. Phil Churning, an inmate in the jail, died while in custody. Murphy noted that an ongoing…

Editor’s note: This is an updated version of an earlier article. An attempt to serve a warrant at an Iola residence ended with a man’s death from a self-inflicted gunshot.  The incident lasted several hours…

Editor’s note: This story has been updated. Find the complete version of this article here or in Thursday’s print edition. An attempt to serve a warrant at an Iola residence ended with a man’s death…

September is National Suicide Prevention Month. Suicide is an alarming health crisis across America and an ongoing issue in Kansas. In 2018, suicide was the 9th leading cause of death in the Kansas, and the…

Marrying a farm kid has shown me the immense amount of pride in being part of the agriculture community. The agricultural profession, while rewarding, is challenging. Running big- dollar operations that are both physically and…