Adapted from an online discussion. Hello Carolyn: My 12-year-old daughter just picked up my copy of “American Gods” and wants to read it. I think she’s a little too young for it. I also think…

Darrin Petrowsky, Iola, district construction and materials engineer for the Southeast District, is celebrating 30 years with the Kansas Department of Transportation, according to a KDOT news release. His affiliation with KDOT stretches to his…

Dear Dr. Roach: Can you explain electrolytes? How can we make sure we keep our electrolytes in the normal range within our body? Are we wasting our money purchasing bottled water that says, “includes electrolytes”?…

The 18-year-old accused of killing 10 people at a Tops Friendly Market in Buffalo, New York, was indicted for murder by a grand jury during a brief court appearance on Thursday. Payton Gendron, who is…

You gotta hand it to the Kansas Legislature. Even when they do the right thing, they somehow end up doing it wrong. This time, it’s sports betting, which Gov. Laura Kelly signed into law last…

DENVER (AP) — U.S. government lawyers on Wednesday asked the appeals court overseeing four western and two midwestern states to recognize that the First Amendment guarantee of free speech gives people the right to film…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Food and Drug Administration told lawmakers Thursday that a shuttered baby formula factory could be up and running as soon as next week, though he sidestepped questions about…

TOPEKA — Kansas is in line to receive as much as $69 million in additional federal support for small business development and entrepreneurship through a U.S. Treasury Department program used to support companies through the…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate overwhelmingly approved a $40 billion infusion of military and economic aid for Ukraine and its allies on Thursday as both parties rallied behind America’s latest, and quite possibly not last,…

The SEK Recovery House is giving Mary a chance to get back on her feet. Mary, not her real name, moved in on April 27. “When I came here, I was homeless and in an…