Frank Raymond Smith, 85, of Yates Center, died Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, at the Life Care Center of Burlington. Frank was born Sept. 1, 1935, in Woodson County, to Harry Smith and Margaret (Miller) Smith.…

TOPEKA — Public officials pleaded Monday for Kansans to turn thermostats down and conserve electricity as utilities warned that severe cold would force coordinated power outages across the Midwest. Gov. Laura Kelly declared a state…

MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is working to fix its troubled system for sending vaccine data to the federal government, saying glitches caused about 100,000 doses that were given to not be registered as being…

DENVER (AP) — The deaths of two Colorado men caught in avalanches and a third in Montana over the frigid Presidents Day weekend show how backcountry skiers and others in the Rocky Mountain wilderness risk…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is extending a ban on housing foreclosures to June 30 to help homeowners struggling during the coronavirus pandemic. The moratorium on foreclosures of federally guaranteed mortgages had been set…

Allen Community College’s volleyball team had its share of thrills recently. Two days after dropping a five-set heartbreaker to Neosho County Community College, the Red Devils bounced back Saturday to pull off a come-from-behind 3-2…

LAWRENCE — Area students earned honor roll distinction for the fall 2020 semester at the University of Kansas. They are: Kari Shadden, Elsmore, School of the Arts; Noah Johnson, Humboldt, College of Liberal Arts &…

A team-by-team look at the American League Central entering spring training, including key players each club acquired and lost, and dates of the first workout for pitchers and catchers, and the full squad: Kansas City…

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic smashed a racket, sending a piece of the frame flying. Later, he plopped himself down right there at the back of the blue court, looking forlorn as can be.…

The Allen County courthouse will be closed from now until Thursday morning. In the interest of conserving power and keeping residents safe, commissioners voted for the closure during Tuesday morning’s regular commission meeting.