KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A man told Kansas City police that former Kansas City Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt was among a group of men who punched him and temporarily knocked him unconscious during an…

We live in a democracy, right? Kansas apparently needs to be reminded of that basic fact, because as things stand today, just a handful of Kansans is allowed to fill certain vacancies that crop up…

It was a wake-up call — in some cases, literally. At 8:29 a.m. Friday, Anchorage was hit by an earthquake described by residents as the most severe since the Good Friday earthquake of 1964. That…

As Kansas struggled through budget woes caused by a policy blunder, highway maintenance and improvements were derailed. Deep income tax cuts pushed in 2012 by then-Gov. Sam Brownback fueled severe budget shortfalls and numerous bad…

The seizure of three Ukrainian warships by the Russian navy in the Black Sea shows that Moscow has lost none of its enthusiasm for seeking to intimidate its neighbor. Accusing the Ukrainians of illegally entering…

JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — Missouri and Kansas supporters are optimistic that the iconic Route 66 is on the road to becoming part of a National Historic Trail. U.S. Sens. Tom Udall and Jim Inhofe announced…

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s president took the extraordinary step of denying rumors that he died and was replaced by a body double, telling the country that he is alive and well. “It is the…

Hi, Carolyn: My father is a narcissist living in a different country. I made peace with who he is a long time ago and don’t have a relationship with him. I don’t feel any connection…

Dear Dr. Roach: My teens keep smoking all these flavored, ethereal wand vapors. They claim it tastes good and even try tricks with the vapor. I’m a concerned parent as I hear these are dangerous…

For all their differences —and there are plenty — the United States and Taiwan share a bond that benefits farmers from both economies, Cole Regehr said. Regehr, a senior from Iola High School, spent 10…