CHICAGO (AP) — Leaders of Chicago Public Schools canceled classes today after the teachers union voted to switch to remote learning due to the surge in COVID-19 cases, the latest development in an escalating battle…

A coronavirus outbreak among Liverpool’s players and staff led to the team’s match against Arsenal in the English League Cup semifinals being postponed Wednesday, adding to the backlog in English soccer caused by the fast-spreading…

Brenda Fudge-Bailey, 62, died Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021, at Coffey County Hospital in Burlington.  Private family services are planned for a later date. 

Arrest reported Matthew J. Wilson, who was wanted on multiple arrest warrants stemming from burglary and theft charges, was arrested in Iola Sunday. Iola police officers and Allen County sheriff’s deputies arrested Wilson in the…

MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Kansas health officials warned of a “dangerous moment” as one school district reimposed masks and another eased up on them during a meeting so contentious that the audience was removed. In…

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Naomi Osaka is back in a place where she’s won two of her four Grand Slam singles titles and she’s feeling good vibes after some time off trying to rediscover her…

Local legislators agree it’s time to end the sales tax on food. But when it comes to expanding Medicaid, there’s no common ground.  Those differences spilled over Tuesday when local legislators gave Allen County commissioners…

New officers kicked off a new year for the Allen County Multi-Agency Team (ACMAT). The group met Tuesday via Zoom with a new chairman, Carol Olson, presiding.  Officers are Matt Stuckey, vice chairman; Kristin Wright,…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay will ask the Kansas Supreme court to review a decision that overturned the conviction of a former prison dentist for having sexual relations with a…

The last time No. 1 Alabama and No. 3 Georgia played, things could not have gone much better for the Crimson Tide. Alabama dropped 41 points on the Bulldogs, more than double the next-highest total…