Virginia Mary Westerman, 89, longtime resident of Piqua, died Sunday, May 26, 2024 at the Comfort and Love Senior Care Home in Wichita.  She was born Sept. 17, 1934 in Piqua, the daughter of Edward…

TOPEKA — Kansas GOP Sen. Jerry Moran is among a bipartisan group of federal lawmakers demanding more accountability from the Department of Veterans Affairs as fresh details emerge in the improper distribution of millions of…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is telling lawmakers that President Joe Biden is preparing to sign off on an executive order that would shut down asylum requests at the U.S.-Mexico border once the average…

Sheila Marie Anastas, beloved wife of Lawrence J. Garstka and mother of Robert D. Garstka, died Friday, May 31, 2024 at Saint Francis Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut. She was born in 1949 to the late…

TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly issued an executive order Tuesday directing flags to be immediately lowered to half-staff on state property until burial of the late Rep. Les Mason of McPherson. Mason, a Republican and…

Nine Allen Community College women’s basketball players will take their talents to four-year schools, as will at least one of the Red Devil men. The college announced this week the destinations of outgoing sophomores Sarang…

Tuesday morning’s Allen County Commission meeting saw a series of budget proposal presentations from department heads and discussion of a proposed tiered salary increase system. Commissioners agreed examining the tiered approach to the salary increase…

Allen County voters will have few local decisions to make this election cycle, as most county-level races are uncontested after Monday’s filing deadline.  Voters in county commission District No. 3 will select a new representative…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Releasing an audio recording of a special counsel’s interview with President Joe Biden could spur deepfakes and disinformation that trick Americans, the Justice Department said, conceding the U.S. government could not stop…

NEW YORK (AP) — San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano was banned from baseball for life for betting on the sport and four others were suspended for one year by Major League Baseball on Tuesday…