Riley Whitworth of Humboldt, right, teamed up with Eric Mussulman of Chanute to land this 54-pound flathead catfish monday evening from the Neosho River near Humboldt.

MANHATTAN — Desperation turned into exhilaration and then frustration Friday for Humboldt High’s baseball team. The Cubs, in a bid for the school’s first-ever state baseball championship, staged a jaw-dropping eight-run comeback to erase an…

Jacquelyn Irene McFadden, 96, of Iola died Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at Medicalodges of Iola. She was born Feb. 7, 1927, in Moran, to Roy W. Cox and Irene E. (Swanson) Cox. Jackie married Jim…

Susan Marie Ingels, 53, of Chanute died Monday, May 22, 2023, at Menorah Medical Center, Overland Park. Susan was born Jan. 27, 1970, in Iola,  to Clifford L. Muntzert and Barbara Ann (Robinson) Muntzert.  She…

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Lawmakers in several states are embracing legislation to let children work in more hazardous occupations, longer hours on school nights and in expanded roles including serving alcohol in bars and restaurants…

Madelynn McDermeit of Gas earned multiple awards Saturday for her work in support of the Rotary Medical Supply Network. McDermeit was recognized during a ceremony hosted by the Cofachique Chapter of the Daughters of the…

WASHINGTON (AP) — An Arkansas man who propped his feet on a desk in then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office in a widely circulated photo from the U.S. Capitol riot was sentenced Wednesday to more than…

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are pushing debt ceiling talks to the brink, displaying risky political bravado as they prepare to leave town Thursday for the holiday weekend just days before the U.S. could face…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A unanimous Supreme Court on Thursday gave a 94-year-old Minneapolis woman a new chance to recoup some money after the county kept the entire $40,000 when it sold her condominium over a…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday made it harder for the federal government to police water pollution in a decision that strips protections from wetlands that are isolated from larger bodies of water.…