Fidel “Poncho” Perez, 79, of Kansas City, Mo., died  Dec. 22, 2025, at Liberty Hospital, Liberty, Mo. Fidel was born Dec. 11, 1946, in Iola, to Federico Perez and Florentina (Chavez) Perez. He entered the…

TOPEKA — Students from Allen County high schools participated in Kansas Prevention Advocacy Day Thursday, joining over 100 young people from more than 12 school districts across the state. They arrived at the Kansas Capitol…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel and the United States pounded Iran on Monday in a campaign that U.S. President Donald Trump said would likely take several weeks. Tehran and its allies hit back against Israel, Gulf…

TOPEKA — Kansas food program data shared with the federal government won’t be given to foreign governments in an agreement reached this week by Gov. Laura Kelly.  In 2025, Kelly’s administration refused to turn over…

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A gunman wearing clothes with an Iranian flag design and the words “Property of Allah” killed two people and wounded 14 early Sunday at a Texas bar, a law enforcement official…