Allen Community College celebrated its sophomores in style Saturday, and picked up a pair of key conference wins in the process. The Red Devils shut out visiting Cloud County, 6-0 and 2-0, to pick up…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs had two distinct holes on their roster as they headed into the offseason. The two-time defending Super Bowl champions filled them with their first two picks…

The 150th Kentucky Derby is missing horse racing’s household name: Bob Baffert. The Hall of Fame trainer with a record-tying six victories won’t be saddling a contender in Saturday’s Run for the Roses for the…

Fielding and pitching woes, coupled with an extended rain delay, did in Allen Community College’s baseball team Friday. The Red Devils saw visiting Coffeyville score eight runs in the top of the first inning of…

FORT SCOTT — Heavy rainfall over the weekend wreaked havoc across southeast Kansas and southwest Missouri, leading to widespread flooding that inundated communities. The excessive rainfall, which began early Friday morning, caused rivers to swell…

UPDATE 11:30 a.m.: Traffic has reopened on U.S. 54 at the intersection with U.S. 169 as water recedes, but closed west of Fort Scott. The Neosho River is at 18.89 feet and expected to crest…

At Thursday’s meeting of Allen County Democrats, the media was universally criticized for devoting undue attention to unsavory political characters. “I wish the media didn’t amplify so many divisive ideologies,” said the Rev. Phyllis Stutzman,…

Recently as I drove my Silent Generation father-in-law on an out-of-town trip along I-70, he made a peculiar observation. “I never noticed this before but there’s plastic bags everywhere. My gosh. It looks terrible!”  Peculiar…

(AP) — Poultry producers will be required to bring salmonella bacteria in certain chicken products to very low levels to help prevent food poisoning under a final rule issued Friday by U.S. agriculture officials. When…

A walk around the Iola square can include reading the children’s book “When Spring Comes” by Kevin Henkes beginning Monday, April 29. The story walk includes successive pages from the book that have been enlarged…