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Allen Community College has been awarded a $380,000 grant from The Patterson Family Foundation to support the launch of the college’s new Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) training program. A portion of the grant funding will…

TOPEKA — A modest enrollment reduction of 0.8% this fall among 32 higher education institutions coordinated by the Kansas Board of Regents obscured more significant declines at five technical colleges, a dozen community colleges and…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Christa Pike is in critical condition but receiving “lifesaving care” at a hospital, her lawyers said Thursday, a day after she survived a failed attempt to execute her for the 1995…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — State officials nationwide are focusing on rising gas and diesel prices tied to the war in Iran, offering gas tax holidays and other measures to ease costs as affordability remains a…

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth plans to cut the number of senior positions reserved for generals and admirals by 20%, a Pentagon official said. Hegseth’s directives will allow some posts to be filled with…

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A copilot stabbed a captain in an apparent attempt to crash a jetliner Wednesday as it was flying 174 people to Israel. Passengers burst into the cockpit and wrestled with…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that he and a large group of leaders of artificial intelligence companies had signed a voluntary accord that will include internal and external reviews during a…

For 16-year-old Manuela Cardoso da Silva, one of the biggest excitements about spending a school year in Kansas has nothing to do with the size of the state or the distance from her home. It…

ELSMORE — One of Elsmore’s biggest blessings—a calm and friendly lifestyle, where everybody knows everybody—can also pose as its biggest challenge. With a population struggling to stay above 50 residents most years, Elsmore does not…

HUMBOLDT — When the late Dr. Arthur Carlson was once attending a cottage prayer, he became a bit pensive when talk turned to drawing a large crowd for an upcoming church revival. At the time,…