“It kind of feels like we’re just, you know, yelling into the abyss” (Topeka, Kansas). “We here, at the hospital, are no longer the frontlines. We’re the last line of defense” (Columbus, Ohio). “We need community support right now” (Mt Vernon, Ohio). “Right now, we’...
The sound of hammering metal echoed down S. Kansas Avenue onSaturday morning as crews lifted the...Ranker, Luke
The Kansas Statehouse stands against the sky as the sun sets in the distance Monday, April 27, 2020, in Topeka, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) New laws that range from the definition of male and female to testing for a lethal drug to abortion pill regulations took...
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly speaks during a rally for teachers and education funding, April 25, 2023, at the Statehouse in Topeka. Story updated at 4:10 p.m. Thursday: TOPEKA — The Democratic governor in Kansas declared Thursday that the state will keep allowing...
TheWamego LSD Missile Silois a Cold War-era artifact—once home to the Atlas E-type ballistic missile, which was active from 1961 to 1965 at the former Forbes Air Force Base in nearby Topeka, Kansas. But its military history isn't its claim to fame. The decommissioned silo's notoriety ...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ new Democratic governor promised not to raise taxes to meet her goals of boosting spending on public schools and social services. Republicans who control the Legislature argue that a tax increase is coming even if state politicians do nothing. ...
A [typical and representative] Kansas [cop] about to [finally] stand trial on charges that he kidnapped and raped two women…was found dead [by suicide on December 2. Cops]…discovered the body of Roger Golubski…after he failed to show up [to face the music] in his long-awaited tria...
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said Thursday that he expects the state to put together an aid plan by the end of the year to try to keep the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals from being lured across state lines to new stadiums in Kansa
Kansas reopens: Families return to the zoo Reuters Lauren Thiessen looks at a giraffe with her daughter, Evie Thiessen, 6, after coronavirus disease restrictions were lifted at the Topeka Zoo in Topeka, Kansas, on May 14, 2020. Visitors to the zoo are encouraged to buy tickets o...
WE’RE NOT IN KANSAS ANYMORE…The Fred Harvey Company was renowned for its chain of eating houses hosted by the famed “Harvey Girls” along the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad between 1876 and 1968. To encourage train travel (and Harvey business) in the Southwest, the Harvey company ...