TOPEKA — Economic disruption in Kansas associated with COVID-19 contributed to demise of 115 family home child-care providers in the pandemic’s first year and left nearly one-fifth of the state’s counties without child care slots…

President Joe Biden gave an address at the White House on Thursday calling for Congress to pass several gun control measures after a spate of recent mass shootings. The following is a transcript of his…

The children and grandchildren of Chris and Carol Bauer proudly announce the 50th wedding anniversary of their parents. Chris Bauer and Carol Cress were married June 10, 1972, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Humboldt.…

Youngsters in Miss Chelsea’s Dance Academy perform numbers to their annual recital, which wraps up at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. Balcony tickets remain available for $10 apiece. It includes a…

Some exemplary performances on the baseball diamond for Iola High this season garnered state honors for five Mustangs. Four of them, Ryker Curry, Jarrett Herrmann, Brandon McKarnin and Korbin Cloud, were named to the all-state…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt High’s remarkable turnaround on the baseball diamond garnered Pioneer League Honors for  several Cub players this season. Humboldt struggled to a losing season in 2021, but rebounded nicely this year, rolling through…

MANHATTAN, Kan. — A few hours after Adrian Martinez announced that he was transferring away from Nebraska last winter, a restaurant full of Huskers fans greeted the dual-threat quarterback with a standing ovation when he…

IRVING, Texas (AP) — There are representatives from the Big 12’s four future members attending the conference’s spring meetings, along with the lingering presence of Texas and Oklahoma, the league’s only football national champions who…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Matt Nagy likes to describe his current situation as “back in the weeds.” After four years as the Chicago Bears head coach, he’s returned to Kansas City as a senior assistant…

PARIS (AP) — Rafael Nadal was locked in a tight, compelling and lengthy French Open semifinal Friday when his opponent, third-seeded Alexander Zverev, ran to his right to chase a shot and twisted his right…