TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas has at least 18 confirmed cases of the coronavirus as the pandemic continues to spread in the state, officials said Tuesday. Health officials reported the first cases in Douglas County,…

All “non-essential” businesses in Allen, Anderson, Bourbon and Woodson counties were advised to close their doors beginning this morning to help curtail the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus that is sweeping the nation. Rebecca Johnson,…

HUMBOLDT — The Monarch Cement Co. has safeguards in place as health concerns grow amid the global COVID-19 pandemic. The first priority is ensuring the company’s workers exercise common sense, explained Walter Wulf Jr., chairman…

The first “person under investigation” for possible COVID-19 illness has prompted more restrictive precautions at Allen County Regional Hospital. No cases of the new coronavirus have been confirmed in Allen County, though cases have been…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Racing to stall an expected surge of coronavirus cases, the White House released a series of sweeping guidelines that for the next 15 days will temporarily rewrite the norms of American society.…

A pair of social service agencies will remain open, but with some changes, in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Humanity House, an organization that serves low-income families from Iola and Allen County, will no…

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran issued its most dire warning yet today about the outbreak of the new coronavirus ravaging the country, suggesting “millions” could die in the Islamic Republic if the public keeps traveling…

At least 56,000 schools across the United States are closed or planning to close in an urgent effort to stem the spread of the deadly coronavirus. Some 29.5 million children in grades K-12 will be…

Sports isn’t just a diversion for Americans. It’s a connection. It binds us as lovers of the double steal, the buzzer-beating three-pointer, the slap shot off the crossbar and into the back of the net.…

BERLIN (AP) — Tens of millions of people hunkered down in government-ordered isolation today as borders slammed shut, schools and businesses closed and increasingly drastic restrictions on movement took effect. Others were scrambling to get…