KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Intensive care units are nearly full across the Kansas City area, creating challenges for hospitals battling to keep up with the high number of COVID-19 patients. The Kansas City Star…

Wings of Warriors met Aug. 12 at the Gas City School with seven members. A short meeting was held with the advisory committee reporting 25 cards were given out in the last two months. Discussion…

Brit Daugharthy has learned quickly the difference between stepping up as a head coach in cross country vs. her three-year stint as an assistant. “There’s a lot more organization, which I like,” she said. “As…

CHANUTE — With tennis action frequently as hot as the weather, Iola High’s girls opened the 2021 season in fine fashion Thursday. The Mustangs took second as a team at the Chanute invitational, spearheaded by…

Humboldt High’s football players were joined by their parents Thursday for the team’s inaugural “Parents and Paws” get-together. Here, freshman Reily Maier is assisted by his father, Lee, in affixing the Cub logo onto his…

Katy Jackson, a 29-year-old Kansas City native, spent more than a year in quarantine, afraid to catch coronavirus and pass it on to her ailing mother. As days in isolation became weeks and the weeks…

The Pac-12 said Thursday it will stand pat with its membership and not look to expand the 12-team conference, making it highly unlikely that the Big 12 schools being left behind by Texas and Oklahoma…

Over his 60 years in the business, Larry Hiatt has become a newspaper “whisperer,” rescuing publications on the path to ignominious death. His most recent — and by far most challenging — endeavor is the…

The killing of at least 13 U.S. service members, mostly Marines, and dozens of civilians in a pair of suicide attacks outside the Kabul airport on Thursday is an outrageous act of terrorism — in…

In accordance with Executive Order #20-30, and following the proclamation of President Joe Biden, Governor Laura Kelly has directed flags throughout the State of Kansas be lowered to half-staff effective immediately until sunset on Monday,…