TOPEKA — Kansas Sen. Mary Ware announced her retirement from the state Senate on Thursday, leaving open a Wichita-area seat ahead of the 2026 legislative session. Ware, a Democrat, did not cite a reason, and her retirement was effective immediately. Ware, a retail store owner, replaced ...
TOPEKA – A tuberculosis outbreak in the Kansas City, Kansas, area is officially over after no new patients have been diagnosed with the disease since April. The outbreak began in early 2024, ultimately including Wyandotte and Johnson counties, according to a news release from the Kansas ...
NEW YORK — A federal bankruptcy court judge on Friday said he will approve OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma's latest deal to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids that includes some money for thousands of victims of the epidemic. The deal overseen by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Sean ...
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump announced Friday that he was scrapping U.S. tariffs on beef, coffee, tropical fruits and a broad swath of other commodities — a dramatic move that comes amid mounting pressure on his administration to better combat high consumer prices. Trump has built ...
AAA Lawrence will be hosting a food drive for the remainder of the year to benefit Just Food, the food bank of Douglas County. The purpose of the food drive is to help people dealing with financial hardship and food insecurity during the holiday season, according to a release from AAA ...
Organizers working to create a new park north of Interstate 70 in Lawrence that would add multiple trails along the Kansas River are inviting community input during an open house detailing the project’s progress. The proposed park, called Cameron’s Bluff Park, would add walking trails and ...
