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Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer has signed into law a measure allowing faith-based adoption and foster care agencies to get state reimbursement for placement services — even if they turn away prospective parents on religious grounds.…

Arrests reported Iola police officers arrested Charrilee Wells, 37, Iola, for suspicion of driving while suspended Thursday in the 600 block of North Cottonwood Street. Jack Ellis, 60, Iola, was arrested Thursday in the 300…

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis’ reported comments to a gay man that “God made you like this” have been embraced by the LGBT community as another sign of Francis’ desire to make gay people…

Public universities in Kansas are proposing tuition hikes significantly lower than some of the larger increases seen in recent years. The schools presented the plans to the Kansas Board of Regents last week. The increases…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A citizens panel is offering two options for Kansas City to could honor Martin Luther King Jr. The panel said Sunday it supported renaming Kansas City International Airport after King.…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Some researchers worry about the increasing Hispanic infant mortality rate in Kansas as the trend moves in the opposite direction for babies overall in the state. The Hispanic community has historically…

Hi, Carolyn: I am in my late 30s, and after being stuck in the wrong career for, well, my whole career, I have made the decision to apply to full-time business school. It’s scary and exciting,…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday he has chosen Acting Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie to permanently lead the beleaguered department, a surprise announcement that appeared to catch Wilkie off guard. Wilkie, a…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt Elementary School has announced its honor rolls for the fourth quarter of the 2018-19 school year. The rolls follow: All A’s Fifth grade — Jack Broyles, Sydnea Bum-stead, Colden Cook, Gracie Dillow,…

Iola Middle School presented several year-end awards at the conclusion of the 2017-18 school year. Three students, Bryce Franklin, Elsie Fleming and Sean- Patrick Hurst, maintained perfect attendance throughout the school year. Earning The American…