LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — There have been plenty of years that Kansas has struggled to beat teams from the Football Championship Subdivision to open the season, and second-year coach Lance Leipold is keenly aware of…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The U.N. atomic watchdog agency urged Russia and Ukraine on Tuesday to establish a “nuclear safety and security protection zone” around the Zaporizhzhia power plant amid mounting fears the fighting could…

Iola firefighters were called to a house fire Saturday evening in the 500 block of South Fourth Street. The fire was extinguished within a few minutes, with the damage limited to a single room and…

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Chris Klieman thought Kansas State had a nice set of offensive plays ready for the opening series of the season. The Wildcats only got to call one of them Saturday night.…

Humboldt was alive with music indoor and out over the weekend with the inaugural Middle of Everywhere Music Festival. Stephen White and Brad Absher were the headline performers Saturday evening at Revival Musical Hall, the…

Two major hospital remodel projects are expected to be completed this month and have so far come in under budget. Crews are renovating two sites. Allen County Regional Hospital’s former labor and delivery unit is…

OSWEGO — Troubles out of the gate spelled trouble on the scoreboard for Marmaton Valley High Friday. The Wildcats surrendered 28 points in the first and third quarters against host Oswego, falling 63-34 in their…

The Allen Community College men’s and women’s soccer teams continued their impressive 2022 campaign on Saturday with victories over Metropolitan.  After the women’s team (4-1) began the day shutting out Metropolitan, 4-0, the men’s team…

FREDONIA — The Humboldt High School football team pounced all over Fredonia in their season opener on Friday night, 54-18.  Cubs quarterback Blake Ellis started his first high school game under center and impressed, throwing…

OSAWATOMIE — Iola High began its season Friday with a statement 35-7 drubbing at Osawatomie.  The first score for the Mustangs came on their opening offensive drive when Briggs Michael rushed in from one yard…