As teams gear up for the stretch run of the NBA regular season, it’s injuries to key players — not just their unavailability due to COVID-19 — that is having the biggest effect on the…

HUMBOLDT — As soon as Humboldt’s board of education adopted a new face mask policy Monday night, most in attendance immediately discarded their masks, despite the cramped quarters of the board office. The change to…

Empty lots owned by the city in the Davis Addition will soon begin bearing fruit. Iola City Council members approved a proposal from Iolan Josh Hawley to plant as many as 150 fruit trees along…

Attorney Jerry Hathaway and Sheriff Bryan Murphy serve as two of the judges for a pinwheel coloring contest sponsored by Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA). The pinwheel campaign involved area schools from multiple counties, as…

BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — Police clashed with protesters for a second night in the Minneapolis suburb where an officer who authorities say apparently intended to fire a Taser, not a handgun, fatally shot a…

While most Americans have weathered the pandemic financially, about 38 million say they are worse off now than before the outbreak began in the U.S.  Overall, 55% of Americans say their financial circumstances are about…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A former Kansas mayor who resigned abruptly before being charged with making fake tickets to attend a zoo fundraiser has entered into a diversion agreement with prosecutors in the case. Former…

TOPEKA — A pair of election bills passed by the Legislature to limit advance voting options and restrict the authority to change election law prompted passionate debate in the Senate and House. House Bill 2183,…

TOPEKA — The unemployment reform package unanimously passed by the Kansas Legislature dedicated $500 million to reimburse employers for fraudulent claims, extended the pandemic-inspired, 26-week jobless benefit into September and built momentum for overhaul of…

TOPEKA — A bundle of new distinctive license plates passed last week by the Kansas Legislature has drawn criticism for the inclusion of a plate design with ties to a former slave owner. House Bill…