WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is facing new scrutiny today after failing to lock in a chance to buy millions of additional doses of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine, which has shown to be highly…

Dear Carolyn: My husband’s father died last weekend. He was my husband’s hero and the beloved patriarch of the whole family, but for reasons it would take me 20 pages to cover, I did not…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes threw for 318 yards and a touchdown, Harrison Butker was perfect on five field goals, and the Kansas City Chiefs overcame some red-zone woes and big mistakes that…

Dec. 5 has been christened “Day of the Donkey” by the Salvation Army. In order to celebrate, Kelli Beggs and Floppy (in red) and Vicki Wimsett and Joe (in green) take the opportunity to meet…

EUREKA — A similar refrain plagued Humboldt High’s basketball teams Friday. Both the Cubs and Lady Cubs started out on the right foot, but second- and third-quarter doldrums did them in. For Humboldt’s boys, host…

YATES CENTER — Yates Center High’s boys and girls opened the 2020-21 season on a sour note Friday. The Wildcat boys fell behind 15-10 after one quarter and 30-15 at halftime of a 56-37 defeat…

Two major regional hospital networks have announced they’ve raised their minimum wage to $15 an hour. Stormont Vail Health in Topeka said its wage hike, which affects nearly 900 of its more than 5,000 employees,…

Iola High’s junior varsity and freshman teams upped the defensive pressure late to secure season-opening victories Friday. The Mustang JV held visiting Anderson County without a field goal in the fourth quarter, turning a 25-23…

TOPEKA — A group of more than 60 Kansas legislators signed a joint letter declaring the state at a tipping point in the battle against COVID-19 and urging people to intensify their response to the…

Carl Lewis Stanley, age 89, of Iola, passed away at his home on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020. Carl was born on July 30, 1931, at Fort Scott. He was the second of two sons born…