There may be no more appropriately titled skit for the upcoming Allen Community College drama production than a one-act play directed by Yates Center’s Carolyn Appleton — “The Some of All Parts.” Appleton’s piece —…

At their Feb. 23 meeting, Unity Club members discussed the book “Killers of the Moon” by David Grann, a work nominated for the 2017 National Book Award. According to Unity readers, in the early 1870s…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Senate has approved a bill that would allow on-the-farm sales of raw milk so long as farmers have a label on their containers stating that the product is unpasteurized.…

Iola fire crews extinguish a fire that destroyed playground equipment at an Iola Housing Authority apartment complex in the 300 block of North Second Street. The blaze also damaged shutters of a nearby apartment. It…

Two opposing but equally malignant approaches to the coronavirus epidemic are emerging. One would flood the information space with lies, while the other would shut that space down to all voices but one. Their sponsors,…

Global stock markets fell today on concerns that the coronavirus was spreading to more countries, putting further strain on businesses and supply chains across the world. In Europe, where new cases were being reported, the…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas lawmakers who want to legalize betting on sports events and allow online sales of lottery tickets are struggling to agree on the details and facing criticism that they’re being too…

Baseball and basketball played in empty stadiums. Soccer leagues delayed. Clubs left out of Asian competitions or matches relocated. And the rapidly spreading virus that has infected more than 81,000 people globally and left more…

NEW YORK (AP) — About 4 in 10 American adults are obese, and nearly 1 in 10 is severely so, government researchers said today. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention findings come from a…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump declared that a widespread U.S. outbreak of the new respiratory virus sweeping the globe isn’t inevitable even as top health authorities at his side warned Americans that more infections…