TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The state has given Kansas State University $10 million in unused computer equipment that was bought in a failed effort to develop a centralized storage system for computer information. The university…

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Lawrence city leaders are moving closer to allowing feral cat colonies in the city. The City Commission on Tuesday approved a first reading of an ordinance change that would allow for…

What is the city council doing besides these projects to attract new businesses to the area? What are their plans if the new school and improvements don’t have the desired affect? -Gary Cardell, Iola Submitted…

The popular British TV series, “Midsomer Murders,” gives insight into how gun violence in the United States might decrease if the United Kingdom’s model of firearms control were considered. In the series, two detectives solve…

On Feb. 12, the U.S. Senate, by an overwhelming 92-8 margin, passed an omnibus package that rolled together more than 100 separate public land and water bills, some of which had languished for more than…

Matt Godinez grew up ?on the wrong side of town? in Chanute. Now, as executive director of the Chanute Regional Development Authority, Godinez understands how school facilities impact a community.  ?The cohesiveness has been great,?…

You can’t help but feel a little bit sorry for Kansas’ new governor, Laura Kelly. The list of woes she inherited from the Gov. Sam Brownback years is long and well-documented. The financial challenges are…

Allen County commissioners will decide next week whether to allow Mid-States Materials to install a rock quarry on the south side of Humboldt Hill.  The contentious issue has been boiling for almost a year now.…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Advocates for low-income families joined small-town grocers and others encouraging Kansas lawmakers to reduce the state’s sales tax on groceries, while lobbyists for some organizations warned doing so might lead to…

PHILADELPHIA — Doctors need no special training to prescribe the opioid pain pills widely blamed for fueling a national addiction crisis. But prescribing the medicine considered the gold standard for addiction treatment is another story…