KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As the threat of an electrical power shortage waned Monday evening, Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas asked that the city’s downtown skyline go dark Monday night to conserve electricity. “As part…

By Beverly Franklin  Ours isn’t a romantic or funny story, just a long one.  Jack and I met at a carnival at Riverside Park in the spring of 1955. He was home on leave from…

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Parades canceled. Bars closed. Crowds suppressed. Mardi Gras joy is muted this year in New Orleans as authorities seek to stifle the coronavirus’s spread. And it’s a blow to the tradition-bound…

The bitter cold is throwing a monkey into area basketball schedules. Iola High’s games Friday at Anderson County were pushed back to this week. The Fillies will play Saturday afternoon in Garnett at 2 p.m.,…

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A sprawling blast of winter weather across the U.S. is likely to blame for the deaths of two people in Texas, where an unusually snowy emergency Monday knocked out power for…

Dear Carolyn: As if 2020 weren’t lousy enough, my beloved dog unexpectedly died and I have been beyond miserable. My sister knows this and calls every week to ask if I am feeling better. She…

Due to extended extreme temperatures affecting supplies, many parts of Kansas will likely be subject to temporary power outages to help curb demand. The Southwest Power Pool, which oversees the electrical grid over 17 states…

TOPEKA—   Governor Laura Kelly has issued a State of Disaster Emergency due to wind chill warnings and stress on utility and natural gas providers. The state has experienced bitter winter temperatures and below zero…

Ever since I was a kid, I’ve always loved dinosaurs, fossils and all things prehistoric. And believe it or not, Kansas is home to some of the most spectacular fossil discoveries in U.S. history, especially…

BURLINGTON — Iola High has qualified two wrestlers, Danny Boeken and TJ Taylor, to the firstever Class 4A Substate Wrestling Tournament.  The pair qualified Friday at the regional round: Taylor by finishing fourth at 126…