NEW YORK (AP) — Fired Miami Dolphins Coach Brian Flores sued the NFL and three of its teams Tuesday, saying racist hiring practices have left it racially segregated and managed like a plantation. The lawsuit filed…

BRUSSELS (AP) — The United States could be willing to enter into an agreement with Russia to ease tensions over missile deployments in Europe if Moscow steps back from the brink in Ukraine, according to…

Marmaton Valley High School will crown its 2022 Winter Homecoming King and Queen Friday evening, when MV hosts Yates Center. The crowning ceremony will be prior to the girls varsity basketball game, approximately at 5:30.…

Crest High School will celebrate its homecoming on Friday at a basketball game against SE-Cherokee. Candidates are, front row from left, Lindsey Godderz, Vivian Noah, Lonna Yoder; back row, Keaton Davis, Ethan Prasko and Tucker…

President Joe Biden is committing to reduce the cancer death rate by 50% — a new goal for the “moonshot” initiative against the disease that was announced in 2016 when he was vice president. Biden…

MIAMI (AP) — Peacocks could be on the outs in some South Florida neighborhoods after the Miami-Dade commission agreed to loosen a law protecting the birds. While the 20-year-old law still protects peacocks from harm,…

ALMA — Gov. Laura Kelly was in Alma on Monday to celebrate a project that converted a downtown building into affordable apartments for eight families. Frontier Property Management partnered with Kansas Housing Resources Corporation officials…

A new study suggests the notion of clean, country air might be misleading. Traditionally, air quality has been measured by the size of pollution particles or, more scientifically, particulate matter with a diameter of 2.5…

FORT SCOTT — Fort Scott will once again have a hospital. Drew Solomon, chief executive officer of Noble Health Corporation, announced the non-profit will reopen as an acute care facility in what had been Mercy…

The first seed catalog of the year arrived in my mailbox right before Christmas. The catalogs seem to arrive earlier and earlier every year. I do enjoy flipping through the pages looking at all the…