Some stingy early defense gave Marmaton Valley High’s girls the upper hand against an old rival Friday. The Wildcats limited Crest to a single field goal in the second quarter, jumping out to an 18-6…

Iola Elementary School is under a shark advisory. A bus in front of the school was turned into a shark last week to recognize the return of Shark Week for SAFE BASE students. That’s because some…

CANEY — The Humboldt Middle boys and girls struggled in their matchups at Caney Valley Thursday.  The Cub boys A team was crushed by Caney Valley, 43-20, while Humboldt’s boys B team slipped, 34-18, and…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes pleaded with Chiefs coach Andy Reid to let him stay in the game on Saturday. He argued with trainers, assistant coaches and anyone else within earshot on the…

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — This time, Markquis Nowell led the way for No. 13 Kansas State. Nowell had 23 points, eight rebounds and five assists, and Kansas State beat Texas Tech 68-58 on Saturday. The…

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Shahada Wells scored 17 points as No. 14 TCU beat No. 2 Kansas 83-60 on Saturday in one of the worst losses in Bill Self’s 20-year coaching career with the Jayhawks.…

The Iola High boys and girls wrapped up the War on 54 Tournament in opposite fashion on Friday evening. The Mustang boys (6-6; 1-2) came up just short in the final seconds of the championship…

Like the hockey-masked villain in some cheesy horror flick, the GOP’s debt ceiling caucus just keeps coming back. Once again, the party’s more radical members are threatening to hold America’s full faith and credit hostage…

I finished reading Jennifer Egan’s “The Candy House” last weekend, my first read of the new year. It was a wonderful book, featuring interlinked stories of characters who grapple with a brave new world where…

The 2022 legislative session saw some significant policy advances, particularly putting Kansas on the path to eliminating the regressive sales tax on food. But far too much time in the legislature was spent on hot…