WASHINGTON — The only Black, all-female unit to serve in Europe during World War II, known as the "Six Triple Eight," was honored Tuesday with the Congressional Gold Medal, following a long-running campaign to recognize their efforts. The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion was ...
A woman pleaded not guilty Monday to fatally stabbing a Kansas City, Missouri, paramedic as she was being taken to a hospital in an ambulance. Shanetta Bossell, 39, was arrested Sunday after trying to drive off in the ambulance as others were tending to paramedic Graham Hoffman's chest wound, ...
TOPEKA — Consumers across the U.S. still will be able to buy higher-ethanol blend E15 gasoline this summer, the Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday, saving them a little money at the pump but risking potential damage to the air and water. The emergency waiver issued by the EPA ...
With questions swirling about the management of the Pentagon, a former U.S. Secretary of Defense will be delivering remarks on Wednesday in Lawrence. Robert Gates, who served as defense secretary under both George W. Bush and Barack Obama, will be the keynote speaker at a University of Kansas ...
Health care providers in Sedgwick County are preparing for the potential return of measles to the area for the first time in nearly a decade. An outbreak of the highly contagious respiratory virus in Kansas has grown to 37 confirmed cases, prompting pleas from Gov. Laura Kelly for residents to ...
A University of Kansas graduate was named Miss Indian World last week at the Gathering of Nations in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Dania Wahwasuck, 24, a 2023 KU grad and member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi, took the title at the Gathering, which is the largest Native American powwow. Native ...