Take a good look at the medallion accompanying this article. The next time you see it, it could be worth $500. The small metal object has been hidden somewhere in Allen County as part of…

Crews from Bettis Asphalt & Construction resumed pouring concrete Wednesday, the next step in the U.S. 54 rebuild through downtown Iola. Work has progressed enough that next weekend’s Farm-City Days celebration will run as scheduled.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday proposed a $70,000 fee for international students seeking to work in the United States, the latest effort from the Trump administration to crack down on…

TOPEKA — Mail-in ballots arriving three days after the November general election will still count in Kansas, an appellate court ruled, citing the need to make sure no votes are lost. It was the latest…

For Kylie Cromer, economic development is about more than recruiting a new business or chasing the next big project. It’s about making sure the person with an idea knows where to turn, helping an existing…

Hedy Lamarr had plenty of contemporaries during Hollywood’s Golden Age. Her 1930s-era films, such as “Samson and Delilah,” “Algiers” and Boom Town” were regarded by critics as a bit more sophisticated than her leading lady…

At first look, turkey vultures, known colloquially as buzzards, are a study in how a large bird can soar quite magnificently yet have a disgustingly foul taste for what to eat. The birds dine almost…

CHICAGO (AP) — It’s official: Skydance-owned Paramount closed its $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery on Tuesday, ushering in a new Hollywood giant. The merger brings two of America’s oldest moviemaking studios together, under…

TOPEKA — More than 21,000 Kansans are set to receive a letter this month notifying them that their medical debt has disappeared. A pair of nonprofit organizations announced they will abolish nearly $34 million in…

NEW YORK (AP) — Pennsylvania has surpassed 1,000 measles cases this year, state health officials said Monday, making it the largest state outbreak in more than three decades. The U.S. is enduring its worst year…