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Inflation grew to a 3.7% annual rate in September, according to an Oct. 14 report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, up from 3.4% in August. In the last consumer price inflation report before midterm elections, with voters already fed up with higher prices, September’s number was the highest since May, when it…
"Serving as president of Kansas State University has been one of the greatest honors and joys of my professional life."
Justin Lane pleaded guilty to firearms and racketeering charges related to his High Hopes ICT dispensaries.
Kansas' state university sports programs can work on private-equity deals, but need to disclose talks to leaders of the Kansas Board of Regents.
Meteorologist Jack Maney is tracking more rain through Thursday, and then a little chill in the air to follow.
A court document released Monday sheds some light on the deadly shooting of three members of a Wichita family, but many questions remain.
WASHINGTON — The Social Security Administration announced on Wednesday that recipients will receive a 3.6% increase in benefits in 2027. The cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, will begin for 72 million Social Security beneficiaries in January. It will apply for Supplemental Security Income, or SSI, recipients…
Union nurses went on strike in July over patient safety and workplace violence
TOPEKA — The November election will determine whether two independent candidates’ refusal to stand with Democrats or Republicans earns them a Kansas House seat. Jack Geiger, an organic farmer and self-described former “conservative Democrat” from Brown County, is running against incumbent Republican Rep. Sean Willcott…
Texas prosecutors said they are weighing criminal charges after they alleged an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer appeared to intentionally hit a man with a vehicle in Houston over the weekend.
Inflation rose slightly in September after holding steady the month prior, new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) showed Wednesday.
Kansas state leaders have officially published the boundaries for the Kansas City Chiefs STAR Bonds District.
A Hays foundation is offering to match donations up to $1 million for benefit of the Sternberg Museum of Natural History, which is at jeopardy of closing.
Tuesday was the last day to update your voter registration for the November election. I updated my voter registration because I have recently moved from Shawnee County to Douglas County and because I’m worried about the unfounded claims of large-scale voter fraud by immigrants. My vote matters, and we have seen…
Providing “labor guides” to pregnant women helps combat misinformation that an increasing number of patients are getting from social media or artificial intelligence, according to a recent study. Dr. Samuel Melville, a resident-physician in obstetrics and gynecology at Oregon Health & Science University and the lead…
Three weeks before Election Day, the Trump administration’s sprawling project to send sensitive personal information on millions of voters to the Department of Homeland Security has been declared illegal by a federal judge. The blistering court decision comes after the Department of Justice pressured or sued states…