TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republicans in the Kansas Senate on Thursday rejected Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s nomination of a public defender to the state’s second-highest court for the second time in eight months, despite support…

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A mythical, ape-like creature that has captured the imagination of adventurers for decades has now become the target of a state lawmaker in Oklahoma. A Republican House member has introduced a…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci is back. In truth, the nation’s leading infectious-diseases expert never really went away. But after enduring nearly a year of darts and undermining comments from former President Donald Trump,…

HUMBOLDT — Chalk this one up for the mentor. In a contest filled with storylines surrounding both team’s head coaches — Iola High’s Kelsey Johnson and Marmaton Valley High’s Becky Carlson — it was Carlson’s…

HUMBOLDT — Both of Humboldt High’s boys and girls teams got off to quick starts in their respective midseason tournament games against St. Paul Thursday. While the Cubs were able to keep their torrid pace…

HUMBOLDT — In an unlikely matchup forced upon both teams by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Iola High did what it was supposed to do against an undersized, undermanned and winless Marmaton Valley High squad. The…

ATLANTA (AP) — Hank Aaron, who endured racist threats with stoic dignity during his pursuit of Babe Ruth’s home run record and gracefully left his mark with 755 homers and a legacy as one of…

HUMBOLDT — Kady Hart wasn’t about to let the loss of her junior year of high school softball slow her upward trajectory. The Humboldt High senior, who still has yet to play at the high…

HUMBOLDT — Jada Dangerfield will keep her volleyball talents in Allen County in the fall. The Humboldt High senior signed a letter of intent Thursday to play volleyball for Whitney Shaw at Allen Community College.…

YATES CENTER — Both Yates Center High and Crest High’s squads continued tournament play Thursday. The Wildcat girls fell to Cherryvale, 51-40, but still drew praise from head coach Abbie Collins. “We may have lost,…