In a country seemingly gone crazy over gun rights, there just might be light at the end of that gun barrel. Gun-rights advocates say bad wording in so-called “stand your ground” laws has led to…

LAKEPORT, Calif. (AP) — The largest wildfire ever recorded in California needed just 11 days to blacken an area nearly the size of Los Angeles — and it’s only one of many enormous blazes that…

LONDON (AP) — Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey defended his company’s decision not to ban right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his “Infowars” show, as many other social media platforms have done, saying he did not…

The Kansas State High School Activities Association announced on Tuesday that as of the start of fall practice, high schools across the state will be required to implement new heat acclimatization rules. “During the summer…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum has been swarmed this week with visiting Cubs fans. And after last weekend’s Heart of America Hot Dog Festival, it can expect another bustling weekend with…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs were missing both starting safeties for the final practice ahead of their preseason opener with Eric Berry getting a planned day off and Daniel Sorensen leaving with a…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State is trying to get back to business as usual while coach Urban Meyer is on paid leave, opening part of Tuesday’s practice to the media even as coaches and…

Baylor’s hope to avoid any serious penalty with the Big 12 and NCAA has hit a snag. According to multiple sources, the NCAA’s multi-year investigation into the Baylor athletic department has taken a “left turn”…

A steady downpour that started just as local polls opened did little to thwart the spirits of a handful of hearty voters who descended upon Iola’s John Silas Bass Community Building for today’s primary election.…

MORAN — Moran has cheaper options to consider when it comes time to renew the city’s wholesale electric purchasing contract, City Council members were told Monday. One such option, offered Monday by the Kansas Municipal…