LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A group of University of Kansas students went on a strike from classes on Monday to protest the opening of the campus during the COVID-19 pandemic. The University of Kansas held…

Mary Berdean (Storey) Medcalf, age 94, homemaker, RN, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, passed away Friday, Sept. 4, 2020.  Private family services are scheduled. Mary was born on Thursday, Oct. 8, 1925 in Emporia, to…

We applaud the state for finally taking a brave step forward for public safety. The names and locations of COVID-19 clusters will begin to be publicly released. While counties previously had the ability to release…

CLEVELAND (AP) — Zach Plesac’s return has been just what he wanted, and exactly what the Indians needed. Plesac won his second straight start since returning to Cleveland’s rotation after a demotion for breaking team…

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — The game plan from Boston coach Brad Stevens was simple: Start things off with an increased effort on defense to set an immediate tone. The Celtics did exactly as…

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Active coronavirus cases in the Kansas State University area spiked more than 400% since classes resumed in mid-August. Active Riley County, Kansas cases increased from 125 on Aug. 17 — the…

NEW YORK — Novak Djokovic’s U.S. Open campaign came to an abrupt end in stunning fashion as he was disqualified for hitting a line judge with a ball during his fourth round against Pablo Carreno…

LEON — Humboldt High entered the 2020 season with a number of question marks, particularly after taking on heavy losses to graduation the past two years. While it is only week 1, some of those…

OSAWATOMIE — It was a case of one step forward, two steps back early on for Iola High’s Mustangs. Every positive play seemingly led to an exasperating one. “It was probably the most frustrating half…

NEW YORK (AP) — Naomi Osaka spiked her racket after one errant forehand late in the second set at the U.S. Open, then flung it the length of the baseline after a missed backhand return…