MIAMI — American basketball star Brittney Griner, one of the most prominent players in the WNBA, finds herself detained in Russia on drug charges that may well have been concocted to make her the political…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — People attending the Kansas State Fair this fall will be able to stroll the grounds with a beer, a glass of wine or even a cocktail if some Kansas legislators get…

CHANUTE — After building a stellar band program at Chanute’s middle school and high school, retiring band director Jan Rogers is distraught USD 413 administrators currently have no plans to replace her. According to the…

Katy Lonergan loves to write. And she really loves sports. Her career has afforded her both, allowing her to work extensively within two of the most hallowed venues in all of college athletics — Allen…

HUMBOLDT — An $18 million school bond issue will go before USD 258 voters in August. School board members voted at their Feb. 14 meeting to pursue the issue in order to renovate buildings and…

The rescheduled February meeting of the Allen County Area Retired School Personnel was held on Wednesday, March 2, in the Mary Ellen Stadler room at ACC.  President John Sheehan conducted the meeting and introduced Melissa…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The family of a Black man who was shot and killed by a white Kansas City police officer in 2020 is suing the officer and the Board of Police Commissioners…

TOPEKA — The Kansas unemployment rate declined in January to 2.6%, federal and state agencies said Friday, to the lowest level in more than a decade. The COVID-19 pandemic hijacked the nation’s economy in April…

WICHITA — Mikayla Long’s grand slam home run put a finishing touch to a doubleheader sweep for Allen Community College’s softball team. Long drove in five as the Red Devils trounced host Friends University junior…

ROME (AP) — Poorer countries in northern Africa, Asia and the Middle East that depend heavily on wheat imports risk suffering significant food insecurity because of Russia’s war in Ukraine, and the conflict is poised…