OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) After blowing a five-point lead against Portland a week ago, the Oklahoma City Thunder turned up the focus on defense late in games. It worked against New Orleans on Sunday, and…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Newcomer Trey Wade had 19 points and 11 rebounds, Dexter Dennis added 17 and 9 and Wichita State defeated Omaha in the season opener on Tuesday night. Dennis made 5 of…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Kansas City Chiefs and team President Mark Donovan announced a long-term contract extension Tuesday. Donovan joined the Chiefs as chief operating officer in 2009 and was promoted to team…
Free dental services are available to area veterans for the month of November at Iola’s Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas, 2051 N. State St. It’s the clinic’s way of honoring veterans and active-duty military…
Alice Irene Thomas, age 82 of Chanute, passed away on Monday, Nov. 4, 2019 at Heritage Healthcare in Chanute. Alice was born on Dec. 20, 1936 in Humboldt, the daughter of Charles H. and Cora…
Judge Dan Creitz was elected president-elect of the Kansas District Judges Association for 2019-2020 at a recent conference for judges in Wichita. Creitz is chief judge of the 31st Judicial District, composed of Allen, Neosho,…
WASHINGTON Kurt Volker knew by early July that he and other Trump administration officials had a problem. More precisely, he realized theres a Giuliani problem here. That is what the former U.S. special envoy to…
WASHINGTON Vaping advocates fear the Trump administration will press forward with tight curbs on e-cigarette flavors, after planned meetings between industry groups and White House officials were scratched. Several groups opposed to a wide-ranging ban…
Dear Dr Roach: My 35-year-old son recently complained of some chest pain. He went to his doctor, and it was determined that he strained himself exercising. However, the doctor recommended he go for a stress…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Kansas City voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved removing Dr. Martin Luther Kings name from one of the citys most historic boulevards, less than a year after the city council decided…