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HUMBOLDT — Pastor Jerry Neeley is cautiously optimistic that a recent appeal for help with Humboldt’s annual Biblesta celebration has fallen upon receptive ears. “The last couple of years have been a struggle,” Neeley said. …

Western Kansas towns are surrounded by land. Yet some communities have very few spaces to safely exercise and explore the outdoors. While most of the land in this region is used for agriculture, residents of…

BANGKOK (AP) — Washington and Beijing have signed a trade agreement that will make it easier for American firms to obtain magnets and rare earth minerals from China that are critical to manufacturing and microchip production, U.S.…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Supreme Court on Friday ruled that individual judges lack the authority to grant nationwide injunctions, but the decision left unclear the fate of President Donald Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship. The outcome was a…

As your body grows bigger, your mind must flower, it’s great to learn, ’cause knowledge is power. Packed with energy, colorful characters and some iconic songs, “Schoolhouse Rock Live! Jr.” is certain to make learning…

A packed room at the Iola Public Library was all ears Wednesday as Dr. Samuel L. Wilcox led a one-hour “Lunch & Learn” session focused on the medical interventions available for weight loss.  Wilcox led…

GARNETT — Anderson County commissioners opted Monday to withhold a $32,000 payment to the Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center. Anderson County is one of six counties within the SEKMHC service area, with each contributing funds…

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The first astronauts in more than 40 years from India, Poland and Hungary arrived at the International Space Station on Thursday, ferried there by SpaceX on a private flight. The…

Federal lawmakers from Kansas have introduced legislation that would transfer control of Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence to Haskell’s Board of Regents but continue federal funding for the school. U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran and…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces have halted Russia’s recent advance into the northern Sumy region and have stabilized the front line near the border with Russia, Ukraine’s top military commander said Thursday. Col. Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi,…