DAUPHIN ISLAND, Alabama (AP) — Tropical Storm Gordon never became a hurricane but it was deadly all the same, killing a child by blowing a tree onto a mobile home as it made landfall. The…

Robert Allen Robb, Jr., age 28, of LaHarpe, passed away Sunday, Sept. 2, 2018. Allen was born on May 16, 1990, in Iola, to Robert Allen Robb, Sr. and Terry Buck Robb Harris. Allen attended…

Tommy Leon Wilson, 48, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018, of a sudden heart attack at the home of his parents in Neosho Falls. Tommy was born Sept. 6, 1969, in Iola, to Gary…

Deadlines are approaching for the Kansas Department of Transportation’s annual “Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day” safety campaign. Youngsters ages 5 to 18 are eligible for a variety of prizes. A poster contest is for…

BOSTON (AP) — In a political stunner, incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Michael Capuano lost Tuesday’s primary to Ayanna Pressley, a Boston city councilor who is virtually assured of becoming the first black woman to serve…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Police in central Mexico say they’ve caught a man who made off with a hearse — with a corpse inside. The Tlaquepaque police department says the hearse had been readied to…

Calendar Friday-Recycle trailer on Cherry Street in front of City Hall, leaves Tuesday; Sept. 12-Fire Dept. meeting, Fire Station, 7 p.m.; Rural Water District No. 5 Board meeting, Board Office, 8 p.m. Sept. 13-Colony Community…

PHILADELPHIA — As children, many of us were warned in jest that swallowing watermelon seeds would make melons grow in our bellies. In truth, those pesky seeds can be beneficial to your health. So, too,…

MINNEAPOLIS (TNS) — Peeling back a small black velvet curtain Tuesday, Minnesota’s top FBI supervisor finally unveiled the long-lost pair of ruby red slippers purloined from Grand Rapids’ Judy Garland Museum more than 13 years…

Perhaps because he has nothing to lose, former Republican Kansas Gov. Bill Graves felt comfortable Tuesday in endorsing Democrat Laura Kelly for governor. And though they may agree, other Republicans aren’t feeling as emboldened to…