LOS LLANOS DE ARIDANE, Canary Islands (AP) — A bright red river of lava from the volcano on Spain’s La Palma island finally tumbled over a cliff and into the Atlantic Ocean, setting off huge…

President Joe Biden went to Wednesday night’s congressional baseball game in Washington, as he seeks to find enough congressional support to pass his economic agenda, keep the government open and prevent a default on U.S.…

Lois Slater Lois Pauline Morris Slater, 93, of Chanute passed away on Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021. Lois was born Dec. 16, 1927 in rural Galesburg, the daughter of James Oliver and Josephine E. “Dawson” Morris.…

Kirk Weatherman, age 65, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021, at his home in Humboldt.  Kirk was born Dec. 12, 1955, to Kenneth Neal and Evelyn Ruth (Potter) Weatherman in Iola. He attended school in…

Months into the pandemic, Gov. Laura Kelly instituted a somber tradition, which we repeated on Monday. “It is with great sadness that, for the sixth time ….  I am ordering flags to half-staff to honor…

Mark your calendars. Oct. 18, which will be here before we know it, just two weeks from Monday, is the day when our nation will no longer be able to pay its bills. Though this…

Sophomores Jesse James Throckmorton and Dalton Coffield were eager to help. “Do you need us to carry boxes?” they asked teachers. That was just an excuse, a way to get in the doors of the…

After nearly five years, someone and something is still causing serious injury to U.S. officials abroad. The source of “Havana syndrome,” first detected in Cuba in late 2016, has not been identified nor attributed. The…

After taking a year off because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Biblesta Celebration will return to Humboldt on Saturday.  This will be its 63rd year, and features a biblical parade believed to be one-of-a-kind in…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is moving to avert one crisis while putting off another with the Senate poised to approve legislation that would fund the federal government into early December. The House is expected to…