Month: January 2020

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly declared Thursday that a proposed anti-abortion amendment to the Kansas Constitution would return the state “to the Dark Ages” and called it a political attack on women’s…

LONDON (AP) — Britons counted down the hours Friday to their country’s departure from the European Union — some joyous, some sad, many just hopeful the divorce would mark the end of an anguished chapter…

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — A pair of civil engineers took their relationship to new heights atop a New Hampshire bridge. Dan Del Tufo arranged to have the Memorial Bridge in Portsmouth lifted to its maximum…

On Tuesday, the Register will flip the switch to a new website. The launch will be the culmination of more than six months of work with a dedicated team of web developers and our own…

It’s tempting to label elections as “the most important” in decades, our lifetime, etc.  Sometimes, as Kansans discovered in 2010, 2016, and 2018, elections do have real consequences.  Moreover, nationally, the 2020 prospect of re-electing…

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, seemingly knows no limits in his quest to quash critical media coverage of the kingdom. Most famously (infamously, really) was the brazen, brutal kidnapping, killing…

Scattered in with the legitimate news headlines circulating on social media regarding the deadly coronavirus outbreak are a worrisome number of fake news items and outright hoaxes. Here’s are a few egregious examples: The outbreak…

Iola High School will celebrate its homecoming with basketball games against Burlington Friday. Candidates are Noah Ashmore, Shane Winner, Cal Leonard, Trevelle Means, Adryan Nading, Calvin Delich; Mayte Breithaupt, Elysia Kunkler, Kelsey Morrison, Haley Carlin, Rachel…

Carlyle Presbyterian Church Pastor Steve Traw discussed “The New Jerusalem” Sunday, referencing Revelation 21. Richard Klingensmith was song leader for the morning worship service. Myrna Wildschuetz played “He Loved Me With a Cross” for the…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is considering pushing off final acquittal in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial until next week under a proposal being negotiated Friday by party leaders. The situation remained fluid, but senators…