It was a hot and sticky night. Of course it was. It was Cullman, Alabama in the dog days of summer. Even so, Saturday’s mood turned chilly when former President Donald Trump suggested people get…

Last year was a win for youth voter participation. We saw the highest-ever turnout for young voters, with half of 18- to 29-year-olds casting ballots. (Only 39% did so in 2016.) But 2020 also made…

While the needle hasn’t moved on a mask mandate — USD 257 still recommends face masks, but isn’t requiring them — the school board approved a new COVID-19 testing policy and sought to reassure a…

The courts seem to be holding that employers can require workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment, but things get more complicated when there is a labor union involved.  Rather than…

Iola plans to go it alone. City council members gave their full-throated support Monday night to protecting the jobs of Iola firefighters by creating a stand-alone ambulance service within city limits. The decision comes in…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine on Monday for people 16 and older, making it the first of three COVID-19 shots available in the U.S. to be upgraded from an…

As the Western U.S. bakes and burns under an unprecedented heat dome, Henri leaves a deluged East Coast staggering after a summer of deadly floods and record-setting tropical storms. Climate scientists say one is due…

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A Taliban spokesman says the U.S. must complete its evacuation of people from Afghanistan by the Aug. 31 date the Biden administration set for the withdrawal of all American troops. Taliban…

HUMBOLDT — Two people were rushed to area hospitals following a car wreck east of Humboldt near the Marsh Arch Bridge on Monday. According to Allen County deputy Travis Buck, the passenger, Madison Wilson, was…

Allen Community College’s men’s soccer team opened the 2021 season on the right foot over the weekend. The Red Devils traveled to suburban Minneapolis, Minn., for a pair of matches, winning both. Allen trailed early…