Month: March 2022

A crew from Coonrod & Associates has removed the Jefferson Elementary School bell from the concrete base where it has sat since 1941. It will be taken to Kentucky where it will be refurbished. The…

Newly revealed text messages from Ginni Thomas to a top Trump administration official show the conservative-activist wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas wasn’t merely rooting for former President Donald Trump to win reelection. She…

Mother Nature is once again wreaking havoc with high school sports schedules. Iola High’s baseball and softball games set for 4:30 p.m. Friday against Chanute have been moved from Riverside Park to Allen Community College,…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s says Kansas won’t enforce a federal mandate that nursing home workers get vaccinated against COVID-19, acknowledging Wednesday that it conflicts with an anti-mandate state law she signed…

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Christian Braun’s eyes opened wide when he learned that after Kansas had beaten Miami to return to the Final Four such a raging party had broken out back in Lawrence that…

Could the Chiefs set up shop in Kansas? A tweet Tuesday morning from Kevin Clark, who covers the NFL for The Ringer, seems to indicate the NFL franchise is exploring the idea of building a…

RALEIGH, N.C. — This is the Big One, some 70 years in the making, the unthinkable and the unimaginable. When Duke and North Carolina unexpectedly resume their rivalry Saturday in the Final Four, that 258th…

SURPRISE, Ariz. — On opening day, the Kansas City Royals will hand the ball to one of the three pitchers in franchise history who’ve won a Cy Young Award: Zack Greinke. Greinke will start the…

TOPEKA — The administration of Gov. Laura Kelly sent a letter to leaders of the Kansas Legislature urging removal of a budget provision mandating a one-year extension of the $4 billion Medicaid contracts because the…

The Kansas City Royals exercised their club option on Mike Matheny for the 2023 season on Thursday, eliminating any uncertainty over whether their manager will remain with the club after the coming season. Matheny is…