ARKANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A man with a long-handled ax was taken into custody after a standoff at a police station in southern Kansas. Arkansas City Police Chief Dan Ward said Douglas Gleaves 38,…

The NFL draft will be conducted in a virtual format, with team personnel working from their homes. In a memo sent to the 32 teams Monday and obtained by The Associated Press, NFL Commissioner Roger…

Easter is just around the corner and for many, decorating eggs is part of the celebration.  There are many options for decorating eggs, including paint, glitter, and markers, but dyeing eggs remains the most popular…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Public Schools has suspended its free meal distribution program for students after a food service worker helping with the effort tested positive for COVID-19, district officials said. The…

The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis recently estimated that the U.S. unemployment rate might exceed 30% in the next few months. If this happens, it won’t be the inevitable consequence of the coronavirus pandemic…

Betty J. Madill, age 89, formerly of Iola, died Wednesday, April 1, 2020, in Edmond, Okla.  She was born on March 12, 1931, to Charles S. and Lula Bernice (Cooper) Bair, near Iola. She married…

Dear Carolyn: I have Stage 4 cancer and don’t have long to live. My son and his family have invited me to live with them. I would like this as I live alone. The problem…

For almost as long as Kansas has existed, K-State Research and Extension has been here to help you and every other Kansan thrive. In the middle of this current challenge, that mission remains unchanged. With…

The March 7 meeting of the City Slickers 4-H Club was called to order by President Carly Dreher at Neosho County Community College in Chanute. Moira Springer and Rohan Springer led the club in the…

Dear Dr. Roach: I always thought that I had a cast iron stomach; however, after a bout of suspected food poisoning about six months ago, I’ve had two incidences of violent vomiting for about a…