WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ryan Mann, a Yates Center native and senior at Washburn University, and Esmeralda Stadthagen, an Atchison native and junior at Benedictine College recently concluded summer internships at the office of Congressman Derek…

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — National Guard troops went door-to-door early Friday to evacuate a farming city north of Seattle as severe flooding throughout Western Washington stranded families on rooftops, washed over bridges and ripped homes from…

WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection would relocate its headquarters from the nation’s capital to Texas under legislation offered by U.S. Rep. Keith Self, R-McKinney. The agency’s current Washington headquarters is far removed from…

The Iola Rotary Club presented Scott Brady, assistant principal of Iola Middle School, a check for $2,000 at the club’s Thursday meeting. The funds are to help sponsor a trip to Washington, D.C. for Iola’s…

SEATTLE — Washington firefighters now have more planning time and a longer season to ignite the controlled burns they use to prevent massive wildfires threatening landscapes and homes and blanketing the state in choking smoke.…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A poster hanging at the DC Open site shows Frances Tiafoe — a competitor in the field from nearby Maryland — flanked by other men such as Andy Murray and Taylor Fritz…

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington lawmakers are considering a major new drug policy in a special session that begins Tuesday, a day after reaching a compromise that Democratic and Republican leaders say strikes a balance between…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Someone in Washington state overcame steep odds to win a $754.6 million Powerball jackpot.  Lottery officials said in a statement early Tuesday that a single ticket matched all six numbers…

What started with a simple invitation to a few homeless people to watch the Super Bowl together in New York City has turned into quite a party.  And it just keeps growing.  Super Soul Party,…

BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — Localized flooding in Washington state from another in a series of rainstorms doesn’t appear to be as severe as when extreme weather hit the region earlier in the month. People in…