EMPORIA — Southern Coffey County High’s Kyra Ohl is the Lyon County League champion in the discus. Ohl’s work highlighted the day for SCC athletes. On the boys’ side, Aiden Voorhees placed second in the…

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson dropped plans Thursday to expand the state’s Medicaid health care program to thousands of low-income adults after the Republican-led Legislature refused to provide funding for the…

Humboldt school district 258 celebrated the retirements of seven staff members on Friday. They are, from left, Brad Piley, softball coach, 38 years; Loretta Sanchez, cook, 22 years; Marsha Frederick, food service director, 32 years;…

Joseph Miller Roe, son of Bill and Mandy Roe, Topeka, was born March 16, 2021, at Topeka’s Stormont Vail Hospital. He weighed 5 pounds, 9 ounces, and was 19 inches long. Joseph has an older…

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Thousands of Palestinians grabbed children and belongings and fled their homes Friday as Israel barraged the northern Gaza Strip with tank fire and airstrikes, killing a family of six…

I don’t buy the argument that an extra $300 a week in unemployment benefits is keeping people from looking for work because now they supposedly have got it so good. But if that is the…

Joe Exotic, the Tiger King, and other celebrities visited Humboldt Middle School Wednesday to talk about their ties to Kansas. “My interest in the beloved felines started when the local game warden called me about…

She brought it on herself. “I think I gave myself the responsibility. … I wanted to hold myself to the standard,” said Jada Cunningham on earning a 4.0 GPA. That, and free scholarship money is…

Colonial Pipeline paid the ransom. And after forking over $5 million to hackers who forced it to shut down an important fuel conduit, which spurred a bonkers run on local gas stations, the burglars gave…

Hannah Gardner is going to enjoy the moment today when she walks across the stage to accept her diploma as well as recognition for being a valedictorian. It’s her reward for 13 years of hard…