MISSION, Kan. (AP) — It began with devastation in the New York City area, followed by a summertime crisis in the Sun Belt. Now the coronavirus outbreak is heating up fast in smaller cities in…

An endless parade of dump trucks trundle onto the site of the new elementary school in a well-choreographed performance.  Truck driver Karla Boots circles her vehicle around an assortment of bulldozers, then drops a load…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg  lay in state Friday at the U.S. Capitol, the first woman so honored in America, making history again as she had throughout her extraordinary…

PLEASANTON — Marmaton Valley Junior High head coach Dan Uhlrich is eager to see his Wildcats go through a full week of focused practicing. There will be plenty to work on, he acknowledged, after the…

PLEASANTON — Marmaton Valley Junior High’s volleyball team swept its way to victory Thursday, although it was anything but easy. The Wildcat A team played a best-of-five match against host Pleasanton because the Blu-Jays did…

BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — More than 1,500 Kansans did not have their votes counted in the August primary because their mail ballots arrived too late, but many of them were uncounted because voters didn’t…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Royals outfielder Alex Gordon announced Thursday he will retire after the season. Gordon played his entire 14-year career in Kansas City, and is a three-time all-star, a seven-time…

HUMBOLDT — Break out the brooms. Humboldt Middle School hosted Eureka in a series of matches, and won them all. The Lady Cub A team won, 25-18 and 25-21. Head coach Darcie Croisant singled out…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators in Kansas have started pushing to give more of their colleagues a say in how the state manages protracted emergencies such as the coronavirus pandemic after months of conflict…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt Middle School’s defense allowed the team’s offense to find its groove Thursday. The Cubs lost a fumble on their first possession and went scoreless in the first quarter against visiting Eureka. Little…