TOPEKA — Leaders of the Kansas Legislature approved formation of an interim committee to study options for changing the process of developing an annual state government budget that didn’t depend on when a governor submitted…

CONCORDIA — Iola added to its storied baseball legacy Monday when the Post 15 Indians defeated Hiawatha 10-3 to secure the team’s third consecutive American Legion AA state title. It was anything but easy. After…

TOPEKA — State tax collections in Kansas the past two months resembled a yo-yo with collections in April surging $101 million beyond anticipated levels and dipping $193 million below estimates in May. Mark Burghart, secretary…

GREAT BEND — One of the most remarkable small-school runs in Kansas baseball history came to an end for Crest High School’s Class of 2024 Thursday. The Lancers, despite sporting a nearly completely different starting…

When Iola High School junior Demarco Ross competes in forensics, he’s hungry. Yes, that’s a metaphor, Ross admits. It’s also literal. Food makes him feel tired; he wants to be energized. He needs that empty…

Iola’s FFA team won a state title and Kyser Nemecek secured an individual state medal at the April 29-30 state competition. Iola teams competed in Dairy Cattle Evaluation, Poultry Judging, and Livestock Judging. The poultry…

TOPEKA — The governor and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle promised to reduce wait times for thousands of the state’s most vulnerable residents in need of health care. But current funding proposals fall…

TOPEKA — The state of Kansas will pay $1 million to the family of a 7-year-old who was tortured and killed, settling an almost decade-long legal battle over the state’s child welfare agency’s failure to…

TOPEKA — A south-central Kansas public school choir teacher taught middle school students Christian worship songs centering around loving Jesus, such as “Praise His Holy Name,” and made students listen to Bible lessons, according to…

Iola High sophomore Max Andersen etched his name in school history over the weekend, winning a state title for his prose. Andersen’s win for his oral interpretation of the children’s book “Ace Lacewing: Bug Detective”…