Month: December 2025

LAWRENCE, Kan. (KPR) — Lawrence police say DNA discovered on a single cigarette butt helped crack a 25-year-old case involving child sex crimes. Fifty-eight-year-old David James Zimbrick was arrested Monday in Raytown, Missouri, for allegedly…

Should old acquaintance be forgot? It’s a New Years question etched in dichotomous reflection as we find ourselves thinking back and looking ahead at the same time.  A conundrum summed up by When Harry Met…

Western Kansas towns see the writing on the walls. Water is growing more scarce in the region, and for some of the people who live and work there, it’s a problem that needs to be…

In central Texas, where the rolling hills meet the high desert, people say, “If you don’t like what’s in this town, drive about 50 miles in any direction. It’s the exact same thing.” Every town…

I know boats. Catamarans where water laps at your legs. Fishing boats with bright colors and splintered seats. Even though I grew up in the heart of Silicon Valley in San José, California, I come…

Almost mid-way in the season, the postseason intrigue seems to be heating up with the release of the Class 1A Division I and Division II sub-state tournament participants. Following a run to the state tournament…

Kansas has slightly improved in a national scorecard of maternal and infant health but there are still places to to better, especially when it comes to the health of women and babies of color. Every year, the…

LOGAN COUNTY — Smoky Valley Ranch in western Kansas, about 40 minutes south of Colby, experienced one of the driest years on record in 2022. The almost 20,000-acre cattle and bison ranch recorded just six…

Allen County sheriff’s deputies executed a search warrant Tuesday, Dec. 30, at a residence located at 1120 Arizona Rd., about four miles southwest of Humboldt. During the search, deputies reported finding alleged drug-related items, which…

Allen County Commissioners approved the final plat for the Walnut Creek subdivision near Humboldt Tuesday morning, clearing the way for a 39-lot development south of the city. Humboldt’s Joe Works is developing the subdivision on…