Cheryl Sparks gave herself plenty of time Thursday morning to take her mother-in-law, Wanda Sparks, age 86, to the county’s first public COVID-19 vaccination clinic. She pulled into the parking lot at 9:25 a.m. for…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt High’s boys are clicking as the season nears its finish. The Cubs took control early over visiting Leon-Bluestem Thursday, leading 19-8 after one quarter and 36-14 at the break. Another dominating third…

Think it’s been cold and gross this week? Imagine being a Kansas pioneer during the blizzard of 1886. In early January, just weeks before Kansas’ 25th birthday, the state was blasted by a snowstorm the…

The 2021 Royals stand as tangible proof that the bosses have been serious. Owner John Sherman has spent the last 11 months telling everyone who works for him to make sure the Royals come out…

HUMBOLDT —The Humboldt school board voted Thursday night to modify the district’s COVID-19 policies. The changes do not include modifying the quarantine policy, but instead alters the way that the quarantine list is devised. Those…

DALLAS (TNS) — The deep freeze and snowfall that paralyzed Texas this week could be the costliest weather event in state history as home and auto claims start to pour in, insurance industry officials warn.…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jolted by a sweeping hack that may have revealed government and corporate secrets to Russia, U.S. officials are scrambling to reinforce the nation’s cyber defenses and recognizing that an agency created two…

TOPEKA — Kansas officials on Thursday announced plans to fix a gap in the Flint Hills Trail near Ottawa to avoid a two-mile detour around active railroad tracks and overgrown brush. The project is expected…

The stretch of winter after the holidays can turn into a drag, especially with the frigid winter weather we’ve had these past weeks. That’s why the Iola Area Chamber wanted to shake things up and…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In the weeks after Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura died in an vehicle crash in January 2017, a still-grieving Danny Duffy began collecting memorabilia of his late friend. Duffy sent the items…