WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is headed for “a lot of unnecessary loss of life,” the Biden administration says, if Congress fails to provide billions more dollars to brace for the pandemic’s next wave. Yet…

LONDON (AP) — A top official at the World Health Organization said the U.N. health agency assumes the coronavirus outbreak in North Korea is “getting worse, not better,” despite the secretive country’s recent claims that…

The 85th Elsmore Alumni Banquet was Saturday, May 28, at Elsmore City Hall with an attendance of 79. Officers were Judy Wilson, president, Bill Otto, vice president, and Janice Fewins Rake, secretary-treasurer. A delicious meal…

LARGO, Fla. (AP) — Authorities on Wednesday identified a man who died after investigators believe he waded into a lake inhabited by alligators to find Frisbees and other flying discs to sell. Largo police said…

WASHINGTON (AP) — John Hinckley, who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981, is “no longer a danger to himself or others” and will be freed from all restrictions this month, a federal judge said Wednesday,…

An overnight storm that swept through Allen County caused property damage and a power outage north of Moran near the JV Wagner and Bob Sager farmsteads along U.S. 59. On top of the ferocious wind,…

LAWRENCE — Kansas public university students uneasy about the cost of their education dodged a tuition hike this fall, but won’t know until mid-June whether they’ll be dinged with higher campus fees. Maneuvering by the…

John Joseph (Jack) Knotts, Jr., age 90, of Eureka, died Wednesday, May 25, 2022, at Midland Hospice, Topeka. He was born in Hollywood, Calif., on April 3, 1932, to John J. Knotts, Sr. and Esther…

The official result of the Humboldt USD 258 school bond election came in at 256 “yes” votes to 125 opposed. County commissioners conducted the official canvass of the election, which took place on May 24.…

Republican Rep. Kent Thompson of LaHarpe said he does not plan to run for re-election to his District 9 seat in the Kansas Legislature. “There comes a time and I think now’s the time,” he…