Month: February 2019
HUMBOLDT Humboldts boys and girls basketball came away with wins at home Tuesday night versus Leon-Bluestem. The Cub boys romped to a 68-47 win while the girls had to put together a strong second…
When is a child worth less than a suitcase? When the child in question is an immigrant at the U.S. border, and the Trump administration exercises its zero tolerance policy. In a ruling last summer,…
COLONY Crests boys and girls fell in close, home losses Tuesday night to Southeast-Cherokee. The boys fell 44-39 despite being down double digits heading into the fourth quarter and the girls came up just…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A Wichita girl has died just days after going home following a 457-day hospital stay. The Kansas City Star reports that Zei (pronounced Zay) Uwadias mother says her daughter died Tuesday,…
MANILA, Philippines (AP) The award-winning head of a Philippine online news site that has aggressively covered President Rodrigo Dutertes administration was arrested today by government agents in a libel case. Maria Ressa, who was…
In 2017 we called for an amendment to Kansas Statutes to prevent so-called “seat swapping” in the state. We did so after a pair of incidents in Crawford County — one in Frontenac and one…
BOISE, Idaho ? At 6 a.m. in mid-January, a trio of hunters sat cloaked in layers of camouflage, waiting for first light when they could begin shooting during what would likely be one of the…
The Kansas secretary of corrections is calling staffing shortages at the El Dorado Correctional Facility an emergency. Corrections Secretary Roger Werholtz said staff at El Dorado already work long shifts. The prison holds about 1,700…
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Kansas State ranks among the best in college basketball on defense, so the Wildcats are not generally cited for lack of toughness. But thats what their coach, Bruce Weber, did after…
PHILADELPHIA (AP) Gordon Hayward scored 26 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:50 remaining, and the Boston Celtics beat the Philadelphia 76ers 112-109 on Tuesday night. Al Horford had 23 points and Jayson Tatum…
