LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Embattled Lawrence Police Chief Gregory Burns Jr. is stepping down from his position just months after the police union approved a vote of no confidence in him. Burns’ employment will officially…

Few issues these days serve as points of unity between Missouri Republicans and Democrats, but cleaning up state government is one of them. Gov. Mike Parson’s options seemed simple: He could have demonstrated bold, independent…

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — An enrollment projection for the biggest school at the University of Kansas is offering a glimpse at the impact of the coronavirus pandemic for the fall semester as it struggles to…

WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department has disbursed less than 8% — just $37.5 billion of $500 billion — of the emergency funds that Congress approved two months ago for loans and loan guarantees to help stabilize the economy,…

The Mirza Shriners are once again selling Vidalia onions from the Boren’s Roofing parking lot on North State Street in Iola. Top right, Rick Horn, with onions, delivers a load Friday with Jerry Skidmore, Gary…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Florida Sen. Marco Rubio will temporarily become chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Republican leaders announced, taking charge of the panel at a time of turnover and tension in the nation’s intelligence…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he is taking a malaria drug to protect against the coronavirus, despite warnings from his own government that it should only be administered for COVID-19 in a hospital…

Restaurants have begun opening their doors to the public since Gov. Laura Kelly’s three-phase plan to handle the COVID-19 pandemic allowed dine-in eating beginning May 4. It had been a long hiatus since customers could…

Everything can change in a year, one falling of the snow. You can lose yourself while finding your home, though shrouded in purple and bruise-black thunderclouds, after the passage of hundreds of miles. You can…

Marmaton Valley High School’s graduating seniors gathered for Cruise Night fun, with several decorating their cars. The caravan was delayed for the better part of 15 minutes because the students — many of whom hadn’t…