SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (AP) — SpaceX’s giant new rocket exploded minutes after blasting off on its first test flight Thursday and crashed into the Gulf of Mexico. Elon Musk’s company was aiming to send…

TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly shot down a scientifically unsound “abortion reversal” bill, one of several pieces of legislation she rejected in a round of vetoes met with outrage from Republicans. Kelly announced her veto…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is leaving women’s access to a widely used abortion pill untouched until at least Friday, while the justices consider whether to allow restrictions on the drug mifepristone to take…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is moving additional troops and equipment to a Naval base in the tiny Gulf of Aden nation of Djibouti to prepare for the possible evacuation of U.S. Embassy personnel from…

DETROIT (AP) — The number of people killed on U.S. roadways decreased slightly last year, but government officials said the 42,795 people who died is still a national crisis. Estimates by the National Highway Traffic…

COLE, Okla. (AP) — Strong storms with tornadoes and hail killed at least two people in the central U.S., injuring others, destroying homes and leaving thousands without power. The National Weather Service began issuing tornado…

MORAN — If Marmaton Valley High’s Brayden Lawson hasn’t mastered the javelin just yet, he’s not far from it.  The sophomore Wildcat was named March’s Athlete of the Month. Lawson visited with the Register about…

Humboldt native and Iola High basketball standout Gabi Sharp signed her national letter of intent to play basketball at Friends University in Wichita next year. Sharp played her senior season of basketball on the Iola…

Local high school track teams from Humboldt, Crest, Marmaton Valley and Southern Coffey County met in Iola where Waverly hosted a meet on Monday.  On the girls side of the competition, Crest finished in fourth…

Feel better, Ja Morant. You too, Giannis Antetokounmpo. The stars watched their teammates get big series-tying wins on Wednesday night. Memphis topped the Los Angeles Lakers without Morant, Milwaukee defeated the Miami Heat without Antetokounmpo,…