TOPEKA — Republican legislation to establish child support payments for pregnancy-related costs — and, in turn, establish “fetal personhood” — revealed tension among legislators as one Democratic ...

The Friends of the Winfield Public Library will meet at 7 p.m. Monday. The meeting will include a report on the recent Friends Of the Library book sale, as well as upcoming opportunities to volunteer ...

Funeral services foe Dorothy M. Keplinger were Friday, March 7, 2025 at Grenola Christian Church in Grenola. Ben Butterfield officiated. Interment ceremonies were at Greenlawn Cemetery in Grenola.

The U.S. Education Department’s move this week to cut more than 1,300 employees sparked concerns across the country over the ramifications the layoffs could have on the agency’s abilities to carry out ...

Two people were transported to William Newton Hospital for treatment of injuries after a structure fire in Winfield on Saturday morning. There were five occupants in the two-story house at 1521 Fuller ...

William (Bill) R. Docking, local business leader, civic leader and philanthropist, passed away on Friday as a result of ongoing health issues. Bill was Chief Executive Officer of Union State Bank (USB ...

TOPEKA — A Kansas House committee is considering a bill that would create a 17-member blue-ribbon commission to study operations and priorities of public higher education institutions, including ...

A home on Edgewood Lane in east Arkansas City was heavily damaged by fire Wednesday after embers from a fire pit reignited and spread to the house by strong winds, fire officials said.

The State of Kansas is currently experiencing a shortage of lawyers, especially in rural areas such as Cowley County.

Two high school seniors who have committed to attend Southwestern College for fall 2025, Wyatt Long of Sapulpa, Okla. and Ben Patkowski of Mustang, Okla., have been awarded Moundbuilder Spirit ...

The Arkansas City Police Department is launching an online Vacation Watch Request program to better serve the community.

The next meeting of the Arkansas City Historical Society will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in the Meeting Room at the Ark City Water Treatment Facility, 400 W. Madison Ave. The meeting is free and open to ...