KwiKom is drastically reducing its Iola workforce. Over 30 employees from the company’s construction crews were laid off last week. The move comes as KwiKom adjusts to a new merger between its parent company, WANRack,…

Allen Community College is saying thanks, but no thanks, to a piece of state funding that carried quite a poison pill. College trustees were unanimous Tuesday in rejecting what would have amounted to more than…

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he would pause higher reciprocal tariffs for 90 days on dozens of trade partners, while raising duties on China to 125%. The president’s about-face comes roughly 13 hours after…

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — More than 113 people were killed and some 155 others were injured when the roof of a nightclub in the Dominican Republic collapsed, the national disaster relief agency said on Wednesday.…

United Launch Alliance has not had a rocket lift off since last fall, but its first one of 2025 is set to open the gates for dozens planned to proliferate Amazon’s internet satellite constellation Project…

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than $1 billion in federal funding for Cornell University and around $790 million for Northwestern University has been frozen while the government investigates alleged civil rights violations at the schools, the…

TOPEKA — U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids of Kansas endorsed the introduction of legislation to increase and protect funding to the federal family planning safety-net program after the Trump administration withheld millions of dollars for reproductive…

TOPEKA — A policy retreat offered the Kansas Board of Education opportunity to explore how local school boards could be liberated from much of the state’s educational bureaucracy by reshaping standards to emphasize instruction in…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked an order for the Trump administration to return to work thousands of federal employees who were let go in mass firings aimed at dramatically downsizing the…

An unexpected security upgrade at the Allen County jail and courthouse was discussed at the county commission meeting Tuesday morning. Sheriff Anthony Maness informed commissioners of the upcoming installation of a new security system that…