Welcome Wayne of Iola gives blood Wednesday afternoon at the American Red Cross Blood Drive, in partnership with Allen County Regional Hospital. Wednesday’s donation pushed Wayne near the 12 gallon mark in lifetime donations. Because…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Top Republican lawmakers in Kansas moved aggressively Wednesday to take control of how the state reopens its coronavirus-battered economy from Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly, the latest of several power grabs by…

The historian in me is fascinated by how Americans in crisis make use of the past to predict the future. To those inclined to look backward, the so-called Spanish influenza epidemic of 1918-1919 offers pundits…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators in Kansas are joining a broader effort to shield doctors, hospitals and businesses from lawsuits stemming from the coronavirus, with business and medical groups pushing them to act quickly.…

WICHITA — The summer slide. That’s the annual learning loss that happens when students spend three months away from school. Now researchers warn about a “COVID slide.” Students will have spent five months out of…

Josh Oberley, right, an agent with Modern Woodmen of America, donates $1,000 Wednesday to Humanity House to aid with the organization’s Grandma’s Kitchen effort. Humanity House opens its doors at 5 p.m. Sundays for free…

O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Missouri is moving ahead with plans to execute a man next week, despite new concerns about key evidence that led to his conviction, and despite concerns about the coronavirus that prompted…

The more we learn about COVID-19, the more likely it seems most of us will be voting by mail this fall.  Oregon, Washington, Hawaii, Colorado and Utah have long been voting by mail. California now…

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court justices said Wednesday they saw a danger of “creating chaos” after November’s presidential vote if electors were freed to defy their state’s popular vote and cast ballots in the Electoral…

Having slogged through weeks of unevenly administered distance learning, schools in the U.S. are preparing to shut down for the summer. Amid the stress of the pandemic, students, teachers and parents undoubtedly deserve a break.…