TOPEKA — A coalition of Kansas House Democrats sought passage of a bill Thursday requiring U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents operating in Kansas to forego warrantless raids, undergo the equivalent of a 14-week law…

Donald Trump has completed the first year of his second term. Let’s look back at some of the things that he and his administration have done in the last year. 1.  The administration intimidated universities,…

U.S. Rep. Derek Schmidt spent almost all of Thursday in Iola, visiting with people at their places of work. On the list were Allen County Regional Hospital, the Allen County Sheriff’s Office, Iola Rotary Club,…

CHANUTE — Here’s proof that planning pays.   For the last several years, the Neosho County Healthcare Coalition’s No. 1 goal has been to provide more childcare opportunities.  “We made it a priority because Neosho…

YATES CENTER — Discussions on the fate of the Yates Center Police Department will continue when Yates Center City Council members gather for their regular meeting Monday. The 7 p.m. meeting will be held at…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate leaders were scrambling on Friday to save a bipartisan spending deal and prevent a partial government shutdown this weekend as some Republicans pushed back on a rare deal between President Donald…

Eileen Katherine Chase and Kyle-Cameron Goertz Mackintosh-Macleod of Lewis, were united in marriage Oct. 11, 2025. Eileen is the daughter of Jacki and Robert Chase of Lawrence, Kan. She is the granddaughter of the late…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Catherine O’Hara, a gifted Canadian comic actor and “SCTV” alum who starred as Macaulay Culkin’s harried mother in two “Home Alone” movies and created the dramatically ditzy character of Moira Rose in…

TOPEKA — In Vicki Schumacher’s nutrition services office at Wichita Public Schools, staff spend roughly two hours verifying one free lunch application from start to finish. Under proposed legislation, the office could see its work…

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA has delayed astronauts’ upcoming trip to the moon because of near-freezing temperatures expected at the launch site. The first Artemis moonshot with a crew is now targeted for no earlier than Feb.…