Colin McRoberts has a message for young people: head to the polls. McRoberts is a Democrat running for the U.S. House of Representatives in Kansas’ first congressional district against Republican incumbent...

When comedian and actor Chevy Chase first shouted, “Live from New York, it’s Saturday Night!” in 1975, he didn’t just kick off a sketch comedy show; he unleashed a new form of political accountability....

At 12:01 AM on Oct. 1 , The U.S. federal government shut down after Congress failed to negotiate funding legislation before the deadline of the new fiscal year. This marks the first shutdown since 2019. If...

On Wednesday, Sept. 10, at about 12:20 p.m., conservative activist and podcaster Charlie Kirk was shot in the neck while speaking at an event for students at Utah Valley University. A few hours later,...

The crowd seen at Ninth and Massachusetts streets every Sunday from noon to 1 p.m. was first organized by Robin Gingerich and her husband in response to actions taken by the Trump administration. Since...

In 1947, the first hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, experiment took place in Grant County, KS. Since then, according to the Kansas Geological Survey, one million fracking wells have been drilled into...

Firebirds, Happy April! First, I want to thank you for taking the time to pick up the newspaper. This is one of the last issues I will work on as the editor-in-chief of The Free Press. I’ve spent...

On Feb. 27, the U.S. Department of Education launched an End DEI portal, a resource for parents, students and teachers to report acts of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion within public schools. This can...

On Tuesday, Feb. 18, the Kansas Senate enacted Senate Bill 63, overriding Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto 85-34. Also known as the Help Not Harm Act, SB 63 seeks to prohibit the use of state funds to promote...

Coming up on his final year in high school, junior Alex Kerr is running for a spot on Lawrence City Commission. Since childhood, Kerr has been interested in politics and now looks forward to possibly breaking...

After spending half a century in politics, former president Joseph R. Biden bid farewell in an Oval Office address on Jan. 15 warning that “an oligarchy is taking shape in America of extreme wealth,...