Larry Eugene Kress, 74, LaHarpe, died Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023, at Medicalodges of Fort Scott. Larry was born July 22, 1948, in Yates Center, to Lawrence H. Kress and Rose (Sicka) Kress.  Larry served in…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — After throwing three interceptions in a 34-28 win at Denver last month, Patrick Mahomes sighed as he greeted the media after the game and delved right into what he called “three…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals and Aroldis Chapman have agreed to a $3.75 million, one-year contract, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Thursday. The person spoke…

Two occupants in a pickup were hospitalized Friday morning after a spectacular crash in Gas sent the truck careening into a house. Ethan Weide, 19, Iola, was eastbound on U.S. 54 in his pickup when…

As we approach the midpoint of President Joe Biden’s first term, there is little doubt that he deserves a solid “A.” He has turned the economy around, gotten the pandemic under control, gotten inflation under…

The Biden administration has reached its halfway point, and a review of its foreign policy decisions suggests an administration touting the return of diplomacy while failing to meaningfully deliver on this tenet in many ways.…

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A galactic photo shoot has captured more than 3 billion stars and galaxies in one of the biggest sky surveys ever. A dark-energy camera on a telescope in Chile made…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A man on trial for threatening to kill U.S. Rep. Jake LaTurner cross-examined the Kansas Republican on Wednesday in federal court, with the congressman rejecting the defendant’s suggestions that he was…

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Actor Alec Baldwin and a weapons specialist will be charged with involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer who was killed on a New Mexico movie set, prosecutors…

Vickey Beck, 84, died Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa.  She was born Feb. 3, 1938, to Frank and Vina (Mennesson) Beck in Leavenworth. Vickey lived in Kansas her entire life. She graduated…