TOPEKA — As Kansas officials, foster care service providers and advocates work to improve a system with a checkered past, new initiatives bring optimism for kids who have historically been left behind. The fewest number…

Debate Night in America was a big night for Kansas — Donald Trump called us liberal and our most famous resident’s even more-famous girlfriend jumped in and endorsed Kamala Harris.  It was a not-bad night…

Stephen Gilpin, Iola-born indie comics artist and illustrator, will speak at Iola Public Library 7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 19. He’s the second in this fall’s Local Author Speaker Series at the library. Gilpin, who lives…

TOPEKA — U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids praises the Inflation Reduction Act as a boost to the U.S. economy and a long overdue restraint on pharmaceutical drug prices. Her opponent in the Nov. 5 election, Republican…

While the 2024 presidential election may be more than a month and half away, it is time for Kansans to make a voting plan and check their voter registration status. This is because Kansas has…

States, Native American tribes and local communities could get help accessing federal funds for water infrastructure projects in drought-stricken areas under new U.S. Senate legislation. The Water Project Navigators Act — sponsored by U.S. Sens.…

WICHITA, Kansas — The outcome of an effort to enshrine abortion rights in Missouri’s constitution could have sweeping ramifications for access in Kansas and beyond, according to health care providers and analysts. Missourians will vote…

PITTSBURG — Local and hospital dignitaries celebrated the newly christened Mercy Hospital in Pittsburg Wednesday morning, according to the Pittsburg Morning Sun. Based in St. Louis, Mo., Mercy Hospitals already has a presence in Joplin,…

Iola High School students — and their parents — will need to do a little more to prepare for their future if they want to graduate, thanks to new state requirements. Most students already meet…

For a brief glorious moment, Allen Community College had the defending champions on their heels. The Red Devil volleyball squad hosted No. 1 ranked Cowley County Wednesday in front of a raucous home crowd. Cowley…