WASHINGTON (AP) — Following three straight monthly declines, U.S. consumer confidence rebounded in August as inflation moderated and gas prices fell. The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index rose in August to…

TOPEKA — In a special business meeting on Monday, the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) allowed NextEra to move forward with its plans to build a 94-mile transmission line from the Wolf Creek power plant to…

FORT SCOTT — Emergency crews battled overnight Monday into Tuesday morning to fight a fire that devastated Fort Scott’s Mary Queen of Angels Catholic Church. The southeast corner of the structure was engulfed in flames…

HUMBOLDT — Around these parts, the locals like to joke that it takes two hours to drive to a big city from any direction: Kansas City, Wichita, Topeka, Tulsa, Joplin. If that’s true, it would…

NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams is not ready to say goodbye just yet. In her first match at what is expected to be the last U.S. Open — and last tournament — of her…

West Virginia knew what it got in transfer JT Daniels: a quarterback who went undefeated as a starter at Georgia — and has sat out more games than he’s played in throughout his career. Daniels…

The Sun Belt Conference’s success the past few seasons to catch college football’s attention and league officials believe additional steps this offseason will keep that momentum going. There are four new members, including Marshall, increasing…

ATLANTA (AP) — This year it became easy to overlook Rory McIlroy’s four majors, 30 wins on four continents and two years at No. 1 in the world. He has been viewed mostly as the…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Michael A. Taylor homered and drove in four runs, and the Kansas City Royals beat the San Diego Padres 15-7 on Sunday. Salvador Perez also went deep for Kansas City,…

MORAN — The Crest and Marmaton Valley High School varsity volleyball teams were successful in competing at the Three Rivers League Tournament this past weekend.  Crest finished its opening weekend going 4-1 with its lone…