TOPEKA — Kansas Supreme Court Justice Marla Luckert told lawmakers Wednesday she was happy she wouldn’t be talking about how a disaster had upended court operations like she has in past years with the COVID-19…

Veterans are often the backbones of their families and communities, Sgt. 1st Class Dallas Ripper advised a small gathering Saturday morning to commemorate Veterans Day. Military service helps develop discipline as well as professional and…

President Joe Biden delivered remarks to the nation Thursday in what was his first appearance on camera following Donald Trump’s decisive victory over Kamala Harris. “In a democracy, the will of the people always prevails,”…

Lloyd Houk used his oratorial and pastoral skills to deliver a moving Memorial Day address Monday morning at Iola’s Highland Cemetery. “I have often been asked, ‘Why do we go to war?’ And the answer…

Lloyd Houk sums up his message for Memorial Day with three words — serving, honoring, and remembering. The 74-year-old Army veteran is scheduled to be the keynote speaker at the American Legion Memorial Day service…

CHEROKEE — The Marmaton Valley High School forensics team claimed the Three Rivers League championship Saturday. Several students qualified for the state speech and drama championships by placing first or second in their respective competitions.…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden exhorted Congress Tuesday night to work with him to “finish the job” of rebuilding the economy and uniting the nation as he delivered a State of the Union address…

Martin Luther King Jr. would be saddened and dismayed at the anger and hatred that abound in the country today, Iolan Georgia Masterson said. Masterson, delivering the keynote address Monday at a ceremony honoring the…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President Joe Biden charged in a prime-time address that the “extreme ideology” of Donald Trump and his adherents “threatens the very foundation of our republic,” as he summoned Americans of all stripes…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Standing before a Congress and a nation sharply divided by impeachment, President Donald Trump used his State of the Union address to extol a “Great American Comeback” on his watch, just three…