HUTCHINSON — Hutchinson residents can bring more chickens home to roost. The Hutchinson City Council voted Tuesday to increase the number of chickens a resident can own, changing it from three to eight chickens on…

LAWRENCE — Key details are beginning to emerge on the $4 billion Panasonic battery plant set to open in De Soto in 2025, in particular, how communities such as Lawrence will be affected. The Lawrence…

PITTSBURG — Pittsburg State University biology students are working alongside an associate professor this summer to research tick-borne diseases — the leading vector-borne diseases and among the most pressing public health issues in the nation…

It’s no fun being between a rock and a hard place, but that’s the spot Kansas public schools are in today.  It’s an unfortunate circumstance begging for action by the Legislature and Kansas State Board…

CHENEY — A local fisherman helped resolve a 33-year-old mystery recently. The Wichita Eagle reported John Mounce of Wichita was fishing in Cheney Reservoir May 29 when a sonar device tipped him off that a…

Federal health officials have identified a number of mental health conditions associated with long COVID, prompting them to issue an advisory to help doctors treat patients suffering from the syndrome. Conditions could include depression, anxiety,…

Convicted as follows: Dalton Ryan-Cooper Coffield, Iola, inattentive driving, $195 Kolby A. Daum, Iola, driving without a valid license, failure to yield, $435 Trevor L. Gray, Iola, driving without a valid license, $195 Jasmine L.…

WASHINGTON (AP) — About 7.5 million singing and swimming “Baby Shark” bath toys are being recalled after multiple lacerations and puncture wounds were reported in children playing with them. Zuru, an El Segundo, California-based toymaker,…

CHANUTE — The Iola AA Indians swept Chanute Post 170 on the road Thursday. The Indians (14-4) got shut down pitching performances from their aces, Trevor Church and Trey Sommer, while Tre Wilson and Sommer…

A blowout victory in game one and a go-ahead winning hit from Easton Weseloh in the bottom of the fourth of game two were what the Iola A Indians needed to sweep Chanute at home…