TOPEKA — A change in state law allows Kansans to buy and sell fireworks for two weeks before Independence Day, but local ordinances still restrict when they can be set off. The Legislature expanded the…

TOPEKA — A proposed Senate bill would permit year-round fireworks sales from permanent retailers and expand the window around Independence Day for pop-up vendors. Senate Bill 199 would allow temporary vendors to sell fireworks from…

The event kicks off with an RC model airplane show at 6 p.m., followed by the Mike Rickner Memorial Fireworks show at dusk. Bring lawn chairs and blankets.

The Humboldt Lions Club will offer its annual fireworks display on Wednesday, July 3, at the golf course.  The event kicks off at 6 p.m. with a display of RC model airplanes. The Mike Rickner…

Reports of potential gunfire are keeping law enforcement officers on their toes this week. Allen County sheriff’s deputies were called to assist with an investigation stemming from Neosho Falls Tuesday morning after a subject reportedly…

A community fireworks display will continue in a new location this year. The Elks will stage their annual fireworks show on Tuesday, July 4, behind the Gas Community Building at 624 W. Pine St. The…

He’ll sit bolt upright at the first blast, his eyes wide with fright. As the barrage intensifies, he’ll cower under the table or in the far corner of the kitchen. Wherever I go in the…

Humboldt’s Mike Myer captured these spectacular images of the annual Humboldt Lions Club Mike Rickner Independence Day Celebration Monday at the Humboldt Municipal Golf Course. The show had been pushed back a day because of…

It’s not known what caused a fire at the Allen County Landfill on Sunday afternoon, but there’s some speculation that fireworks could be the reason. The fire started in the middle of the landfill collection…

The July 4 holiday brings about food, fun and the obligatory fireworks. Exactly when residents can shoot off their firecrackers — and how late they can do so — depends on where they live. Fireworks…