Three tournaments is hardly a reasonable sample size. Even so, the numbers have been jarring since the PGA Tour returned to competition. Mackenzie Hughes opened with a 60 at the Travelers Championship. Rory McIlory has…

We welcome Gov. Laura Kelly’s mandate to wear face masks beginning Friday. If it helps us keep our doors open safely, we’re all for it. Those are our priorities: Public safety and staying open for…

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The University of Kansas is providing faculty more flexibility if they don’t feel comfortable teaching in-person classes in the fall amid the coronavirus pandemic.  Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Barbara Bichelmeyer…

LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City officials on Tuesday voted to strip the name of one of the city’s most influential developers from a city fountain and street because he barred Blacks and Jews from…

GARNETT — The AA Iola Indians saw their 8-0 record come to a disappointing end in Tuesday night’s doubleheader in Garnett.  The Garnett Muddogs handed the Indians their first loss of the season with a…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A man charged in a crash that killed longtime radio host and Wichita State University basketball announcer Don Hall had an empty alcohol bottle in his vehicle and told officers who…

In a packed room with almost 30 in attendance — though only a few wearing masks — county officials grappled with Gov. Laura Kelly’s new executive order requiring that face masks be worn in indoor…

K-State’s football team is on strike, and the university administration is in an extremely difficult spot, all thanks to a manipulative and self-serving sophomore. We at The Mercury commend those football players for their courage,…

A 72-year-old California woman intent on getting the perfect photo inside Yellowstone National Park was gored by a bison after she repeatedly approached the giant animal, officials said. The unidentified woman “sustained multiple goring wounds”…

The Saint Luke’s Health System is now in control of operations at Allen County Regional Hospital, capping two years of efforts by hospital trustees to find the best management model in the ever-challenging healthcare industry.…