COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Hundreds of Sri Lankans jostled Monday to use the vast array of exercise machines in the private gym of the presidential palace, lifting weights and running on treadmills inside a…

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — A wildfire threatening the largest grove of giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park more than doubled in size in a day, and firefighters were working Sunday to protect the…

Danny Wayne McCall, 80, of Moran passed away July 8, 2022, at Medicalodge of Fort Scott. He was born Nov. 11, 1941, in Carneiro, to Wayne McCall and Thelma (Brady) McCall. He served in the…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas health officials said Saturday they have identified the state’s first presumed case of monkeypox. The patient is an adult resident in Johnson County who recently traveled out of state, according…

Crunch time has finally arrived for President Joe Biden’s economic agenda as congressional Democrats scramble for a deal on a slimmed-down version of what was once a multi-trillion-dollar overhaul of domestic policy. The Senate aims…

Despite a multitude of job opportunities, young mothers, especially, are not joining the workforce because of a lack of childcare options. About one in 10 child care workers have not returned to their jobs since…

WICHITA, Kansas — First came the school year where a killer virus sent everybody home early. Then the maddening online year. Followed by the half-and-half year. Amid all that, teachers — or public schools writ…

The U.S. Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade could have big implications for an Aug. 2 election for all Kansas voters.  Tuesday at 5 p.m. is the deadline to register to vote in the…

Dear Carolyn: My husband is the sort of person who gets up every morning and immediately takes a shower. There are no exceptions. He does not present himself to others, even our children, before he…

Dear editor, As we approach the August 2 primary election, I want to thank our county election officials and poll workers who work tirelessly to ensure the security and integrity of our elections. Second, I…