The business of baseball could come to a screeching halt if the MLB owners and the players’ union haven’t agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement by 10:59 p.m. Wednesday. That’s when the current CBA…

NEW YORK (AP) — Right-hander Max Scherzer agreed to a record-setting $130 million, three-year contract with the New York Mets and shortstop Corey Seager struck a $325 million, 10-year deal with the Texas Rangers on…

The current controversy over critical race theory in the schools is nothing new. Thirty-seven years ago, I published an article with the headline “Book Banning and the New Right: Censorship in the Public Schools.” In…

Iolan John Carl Johnson, 72, died Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021, at Saint Luke’s Hospital, Kansas City, Mo. John was born March 8, 1949, in Onawa, Iowa, to Willard Johnson, Sr. and Esther (Jones) Johnson.  John…

Humboldt celebrated Christmas with a downtown event Friday that included bicycling around the square, an open fire to make s’mores, and visits with Santa.

The calendar is about to turn to December, and that means wrestling teams hitting the mat and basketball teams hitting the hardwood across the area. Iola High School’s girls basketball team is back and ready…

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Christian Braun had 18 points and seven rebounds, Ochai Agbaji added 17 points, and No. 4 Kansas beat Iona 96-83 on Sunday in the first meeting between Hall of…

The federal workforce of more than 3.5 million employees has met President Biden’s vaccine requirement deadline with 92 percent getting at least one dose. Mr. Biden’s proposal to require vaccines for workers in larger businesses…

Frances (Fran) O’dell (Hankins) Welden died Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021, due to complications of Alzheimer’s disease.  Fran was born on Aug. 5, 1941 in Mineola, N.Y., to Nimrod and Jean (Carez) Hankins. She is survived…

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A 21-year-old embattled Kansas lawmaker was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving — his second arrest in less than a month — and is facing fresh calls for his resignation or…