MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Kansas on Monday reported a record seven-day average for new confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases, as one of the state’s largest hospitals struggled to treat an influx of patients. State health…

As an ambitious high school student, Becky Munsterer Sabky kept lacing up her soccer cleats long after the game lost its appeal because she thought it would enhance her college chances. She checked off the…

Humboldt Middle School got the ball rolling on the new year with the boys basketball team hosting Fredonia on Monday. The Fredonia Yellow Jackets swept the Cubs. In the B game, the Cubs came out…

Like many other packages delivered on Dec. 25, a new telescope arrived in space Saturday with some assembly required. The gradual unfolding of the James Webb Space Telescope, currently en route to its station 930,000…

U.S. regulators cleared Pfizer Inc.’s COVID-19 booster shot for younger adolescents, widening access to additional doses as parents seek to protect their kids from the omicron wave and school officials try to keep classrooms open.…

Washington’s NFL team announced Tuesday it will unveil its new name on Feb. 2 and that it will not be called the Wolves or RedWolves. Team president Jason Wright said the decision was made not…

With 2022 on the horizon, you may be thinking about setting goals for the new year. However, research indicates that most Americans fail to achieve their New Year’s resolutions. So, how can you set yourself…

Methane is often an overlooked supervillain of the Earth’s greenhouse gases. The greenhouse gas is generated by cattle poop, burps and farts and oil and natural gas operations. It’s less abundant than carbon dioxide, but…

FORT SCOTT, Kan. (AP) — A 23-year-old man has been charged with killing his mother and another man in Fort Scott in December. Dawson Mitchell was charged last week in the deaths of 48-year-old Melissa…

We lost our wonderful Reita on Dec. 22, 2021. Reita Ruth West was born Friday, Oct. 11, 1935, on her grandparents’ farm near Neosho Falls. She attended local schools until the summer of 1951, when…