Month: May 2020

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down Gov. Tony Evers’ coronavirus stay-at-home order Wednesday, ruling that his administration overstepped its authority when it extended it for another month without consulting legislators.  The…

BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas court has thrown out a lawsuit filed by a civil rights rights group seeking the immediate release of prisoners who have preexisting medical conditions that make them vulnerable…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly eight years after he was last on the ballot, Barack Obama is emerging as a central figure in the 2020 presidential election. Democrats are eagerly embracing Obama as a political wingman…

Richard C. Bruner, 98, of Neosho Falls, passed away on Monday, May 11, 2020 at Allen County Regional Hospital.  He was born on Oct. 12, 1921 in rural Anderson County near Colony. He was the…

Hi, Carolyn: My boyfriend and I are very much in love and plan to settle down, marry and have kids someday. However, his plans change all the time. One minute he says we could move…

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a dedicated reader of your column and appreciate very much your attention to detail. I was surprised to read in my local paper recently that you recommend hand sanitizer over…

SINGAPORE — The first of Yuli Irma’s children to fall ill with a fever was her 6-year-old girl. The next day it was her 13-year-old daughter, followed by her 12-year-old son. Living on the outskirts…

WASHINGTON — A Trump administration health official who filed a whistleblower complaint last week plans to tell Congress today that without a science-based national response to the pandemic, 2020 will be the “darkest winter in…

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball did not include an economic proposal during its opening presentation to the players’ union on terms to start the coronavirus-delayed season. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker criticized big leaguers…

It has been a long off-season, but racing will finally return to Humboldt Speedway on Friday, May 22.  Competition has been on hold since its first event was canceled due to rain on March 14.…