One of the most disturbing elements in watching the videos of a white police officer firing shots at Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old Black man, was the proximity of children. In one video, a toddler, presumably…

Half a year into the pandemic, Kansas nursing homes still face uneven access to fast COVID-19 testing through the state’s patchwork of private labs and hospitals. And the prices they pay for it vary widely.…

The tragedy unfolding in Kenosha, Wisconsin, worsened Tuesday night in ways that are at once shocking but also seemingly inevitable. Two people were shot dead and another wounded as protesters and self-styled militiamen faced off…

PITTSBURG — Iola High’s tennis team got off to a flying start Monday, with junior varsity matches in Pittsburg. The No. 1 doubles team of Sidney and Miah Shelby took first place overall, winning three…

LAWRENCE — Officials at Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health moved Wednesday to issue quarantine orders to 10 fraternities and sororities at the University of Kansas in an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19, and the…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge in Washington halted the federal government’s planned Friday execution of a man who kidnapped, raped and killed a 10-year-old Kansas girl, saying the law requires the government to get a…

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — NBA players didn’t come to Disney solely for a restart. They wanted social reform. The Milwaukee Bucks showed how far they’re willing to go to get it by opting…

Wanda Sue Wilson, age 72, died Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, at her home in Neosho Falls. She was born on Dec. 28, 1947, in Oklahoma City, Okla., to George Cuppy and Eva (Lee) Cuppy.  She…

DETROIT (AP) — A young woman was discovered to be alive after she had been declared dead and taken to a Detroit funeral home, officials said Monday. Paramedics tried to revive the 20-year-old woman for…

Dear Dr. Roach: I am an 88-year-old man losing my balance. Can you explain what might be causing this? — S.C. Answer: Although the primary organs of balance are the semicircular canals in the middle…