TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly’s top public health administrator acknowledged Friday that he would have preferred that she not lift statewide coronavirus restrictions on businesses and said local officials shouldn’t allow bars…

Dark clouds had crept across the sky, and a cold rain was falling, but Jamie Westervelt and her family decided to walk the trails near Carlyle anyway. “We don’t melt!,” Jamie said when asked if…

Almost every day, Randy Latta would pick up his mother, Virgina, from Greystone Assisted Living in Iola and take her for a drive. They’d go visit the family farm and look at the cows. Sometimes,…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Frank Reich jumped right into research mode when he knew Philip Rivers would hit free agency. The Indianapolis Colts coach studied tapes of Rivers’ throws from an uncharacteristically poor 2019 season to…

David Lee, who has worn a variety of hats in the public sphere, has thrown his name in the race for an Allen County Commission seat. Lee, of LaHarpe, filed Wednesday to represent District 2,…

The A Iola Indians will lead off their 2020 summer season with a home tournament next weekend at the Humboldt Sports Complex.  Iola’s home tournament will consist of four teams, including Urquhart Baseball 16U, Ottawa…

There’s a fine line between curiosity and paranoia.  Some are walking that line as they ponder whether they should find out whether they’ve had COVID-19. The new blood tests determine if the body has produced…

Allen County commissioners held a special meeting Thursday afternoon to officially reopen the county. The meeting followed Gov. Laura Kelly’s decision to change the “Ad Astra: Plan to Reopen Kansas” from a state-wide mandate to…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The police officer who was seen on video kneeling on the neck of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who died in custody after pleading that he could not breathe, was arrested…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The most anticipated contract negotiation in NFL history is underway, in some form. Hard to know exactly where things stand. Parties on either side aren’t talking about it, not even privately.…