Month: March 2020

TOPEKA, Kansas — The University of Kansas and Kansas State University have both delayed the start of in-person classes until March 23, with the possibility of continuing online-only for weeks after that,  in the wake…

The NCAA basketball tournaments are on — for now — though the buzzer-beaters, upsets and all the other shining moments will take place in mostly empty arenas. Trying to avoid spreading the new coronavirus that…

TOPEKA, Kansas — Gov. Laura Kelly appointed lawyer Keynen “KJ” Wall to the Kansas Supreme Court on Wednesday. Wall will fill the seat of former Justice Lawton Nuss, who retired in December after more than…

World markets are enduring violent swings amid uncertainty about how badly the outbreak will hit the economy. An early plunge of 7% on Wall Street triggered a trading halt as a sell-off slamming global markets…

It takes progressive leadership and real money to have a great country. If we want to live in a place where scientists see problems before they get here, where food is safe and families never…

“I feel we at least need to get started. … I would like us to proceed with what our administration and coaches desire,” said ACC Trustees Board Chair Neal Barclay in reference to the college’s…

Wesley United Methodist Church will host the next Lenten Breakfast beginning at 7 a.m., Wednesday, March 18. The church is at 301 E. Madison Ave.

LAHARPE — LaHarpe residents will have a new timeline to follow when paying their utility bills. City Council members approved a plan Wednesday that bumps up when the bills are printed and sent out to…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas State hadn’t won consecutive games since opening the season in November with four straight wins. The Wildcats have now put together back-to-back wins after beating Iowa State on Saturday,…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Taking dramatic action, President Donald Trump announced he is sharply restricting passenger travel from 26 European nations to the U.S. and moving to ease the economic cost of a viral pandemic that…