MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The supportive signs and dozens of Serbian flags and loud chants of Novak Djokovic’s nickname filled Rod Laver Arena, providing a warm welcome marking his return to the Australian Open —…

NEW YORK (AP) — Officials are investigating a close call at a New York airport Friday night between a plane that was crossing a runway and another that was preparing for takeoff. “(Expletive)! Delta 1943,…

TOPEKA — Kansas Board of Education member Dennis Hershberger interrupted a presentation on school nutrition programs during his first meeting as a board member by inquiring about ideological justification for government spending on summer meals…

James Russell (JR) Lewis, 78, of Iola, passed away Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, at Moran Manor, Moran. JR was born Dec. 6, 1944, in Kansas City, Mo., to Howard Lewis and Pearl (Lohman) Lewis.  JR…

VISALIA, Calif. (AP) — Six people — including a 17-year-old mother and her 6-month-old baby — were killed in a shooting early Monday at a home in central California, and authorities are searching for at…

Hope Unlimited collects food and supplies on Saturday morning as part of Gov. Laura Kelly’s “Be the Hope” inauguration festivities across the state. 

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s much-criticized defense minister announced her resignation Monday following a series of missteps while her department steers the massive project of modernizing the country’s military and oversees expanding weapons deliveries to Ukraine.…

BRUSSELS (AP) — From Paris to Stockholm and Brussels, European Union leaders and member nations were putting forward moves Monday to ensure the 27-nation bloc would not be left behind by the United States in…

Kansas State Research and Extension will be hosting the 2023 Eastern Kansas Weed Schools in three locations across eastern Kansas: Jan. 23, Ottawa, Neosho County Community College, 7-9 p.m. Jan. 24, Bronson, Bronson Public Library,…

The Prairie Dell 4-H Club met Sunday. For roll call, members shared one goal they would each like to accomplish this year. They sang “If You’re Happy and You Know It” to kick off the…