New Year’s Day could have been even more of a nightmare for Staci Hurley, Spring Hill, than a several-hour delay in Iola. With two of her children in tow, Hurley was driving to Oklahoma when…

Sunday night’s lunar eclipse — dubbed a super blood wolf moon — gave the moon a reddish hue as it slipped in the earth’s shadow, giving folks a pristine show. Some high clouds partially obscured…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A key part of Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly’s proposed budget dealing with pensions appears doomed, creating potential trouble for her efforts to boost spending on public schools and expand the state’s…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The future of a much-criticized database that checks if voters are illegally registered in multiple states is up in the air after its patron, Kris Kobach, lost the Kansas race for…

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Protesters clashed with police outside Greece’s parliament during a rally that drew tens of thousands of people Sunday against the Greek-Macedonia name deal. At least 25 police officers were injured and…

A Marion County judge on Friday appointed a receiver to run Hillsboro Community Hospital after its lender moved to foreclose on the 15-bed facility earlier this month. The judge found that “immediate and irreparable harm…

LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Theresa May was set to unveil her new plan to break Britain’s Brexit deadlock today — one expected to look a lot like the old plan that was decisively rejected…

BOSTON (AP) — Bitter cold is setting in after a major winter storm blanketed a wide swath of the country in snow, sleet and rain this weekend, creating dangerously icy conditions that promise to complicate…

Iola and Humboldt wrestling teams braved the unfavorable weather Saturday morning to compete in Erie’s 25th Wrestling Invitational.  The weather forced nine of the 23 participating teams to back out due to road conditions, leaving…

The Humboldt Cubs wrapped up the Pleasanton Blu-Jay Midseason Tournament Friday evening with a 65-58 win over Olathe-Heritage Christian Academy in the third-place game.  The win moves the Cubs to 7-4 overall this season.  Humboldt…