INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Roger Penske motioned toward the turn four grandstands at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. His father took him to those seats in 1951 and a 14-year-old Penske was instantly hooked by the sights and…

Randy Gardner was a 17-year-old San Diego student in 1963 when he set the world record for the longest stretch of time a human had gone without sleep. For 11 days and 24 minutes, Gardner…

Needless gun violence on Tuesday ended the lives of 19 children and two adults in Uvalde, Texas, elementary school. This comes only 10 days after 10 Black men and women were gunned down in a…

Reports that then-President Donald Trump reacted favorably as the Capitol mob chanted “Hang Mike Pence” on Jan. 6, 2021, is a fresh reminder that Trump is, at his core, an aspiring anti-democracy strongman — one…

Dear editor, On Dec. 15, 1791, the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, giving citizens the right to own and bear arms. When written, the only long guns available were smooth-bore muskets that…

GREAT BEND — Crest High’s Lancers will have to wait another day for their date with destiny. Crest saw its state title bid slip away Friday, with a 10-8 loss to Little River in the…

SALINA — The little things made a big difference Thursday. Iola High’s Mustangs, who had swept through regionals a week ago with some of their best baseball of the season, saw the tables turned in…

Here’s the schedule for the Mustangs: Eli Adams 4A boys 800m, 5:35 p.m. Saturday Sage Barney 4A girls pole vault, 11:30 a.m. Friday Karingten Hall 4A girls 200m, 12:05 p.m. Friday (prelims), 5:55 p.m. Saturday…

Margaret J. “Peg” Beech, age 84, passed away Thursday, May 26, 2022, at her home, in Iola, Kansas. Peg was born March 27, 1938, to Paul and Frances (Brazil) Diskin in Walnut, Kansas. She graduated…

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — It doesn’t matter how many defenders you send Tyreek Hill’s way, or how much attention you give the Miami Dolphins’ new playmaker, blink at the wrong time and he’s gone. We’ve…