HUMBOLDT — Humboldt’s downtown square will transform into a wild and wet extravaganza Saturday. After a one-year hiatus, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Water Wars returns, from 11 a.m. to 4  p.m., beginning with a…

In addition to addressing the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic at their meeting Monday evening, USD 257 school board members tackled several other tasks, including the approval of a negotiated agreement between the National Educators Association of…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats pushed a $3.5 trillion framework for bolstering family services, health, and environment programs through the Senate early Wednesday, advancing President Joe Biden’s expansive vision for reshaping federal priorities just hours after…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Salvador Perez homered twice to set a career high with 29 this season, and the Kansas City Royals rallied to beat the New York Yankees 8-4 on Tuesday night. Perez…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Russell Westbrook was a Lakers fan from childhood, and he skipped school to attend their championship parades. After he became close friends with Kobe Bryant, they spoke about the responsibility and…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — As strange as it sounds, college football needs to take Lane Kiffin’s lead. That’s right, Lane Kiffin. The “Bad Boy” of SEC football coaches. The offensive whiz kid who left Tennessee after…

Let’s take a moment to consider some recent actions by Kansas Attorney General (and gubernatorial candidate) Derek Schmidt. He’s asked the state Supreme Court to end a stay on a law that stripped Gov. Laura…

THE END: A governor plagued by scandals finally decides to resign. THE BEGINNING: It’s a chance for New York’s leaders to fix an ethically compromised state government. Gov. Andrew Cuomo may plan to step down…

We’ve written a good number of editorials about the exciting prospect of Newton becoming a passenger rail hub. The hope took a step forward Tuesday with the expected passage of a bipartisan infrastructure bill through…

TOPEKA — A cluster of civil rights and disability advocacy organizations reached agreement Tuesday with the state of Kansas to improve opportunities for people with mental illness to avoid institutionalization in special nursing homes unique…