PARSONS — A Parsons man has been charged with two mid-level felonies for his involvement in a shooting in Parsons on Sunday. Terry Wayne Keaton, 58, appeared in Labette County District Court with two counts…

Our household has baby fever. The songbirds who reside in our oak tree are expecting. We threw a shower of sorts by putting out a bowl of water in the Florida heat, and we are…

The Iola Police Department is inviting youngsters ages 2-17 to cast their lines once again Saturday for the department’s annual Hooked On Fishing, Not On Drugs fishing derby. All attendees will receive a free fishing…

KANSAS CITY, MO. — The Saint Luke’s Health System announced on Wednesday it plans to merge with BJC HealthCare of St. Louis.  Both systems plan to keep separate headquarters and maintain their existing brands.  It…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Veering away from a default crisis, the House overwhelmingly approved a debt ceiling and budget cuts package, sending the deal that President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy negotiated to the Senate…

Kansas is expected to add more than 11,000 new jobs in 2024. The unemployment rate in Kansas is projected to reach 2.6% in 2024, according to the new Kansas Employment Forecast released this month by…

On the first day of the Atlantic hurricane season, the National Hurricane Center has raised the chances a system that formed in the Gulf of Mexico could grow into a tropical storm or depression. In…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “That ‘70s Show” star Danny Masterson was led out in handcuffs from a Los Angeles courtroom Wednesday and could get 30 years to life in prison after a jury found him…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kwasi Bandoh, a senior recruiter for an airline, stood before a group of aviation mechanic students at their graduation ceremony last month and congratulated them for all having jobs. As some of…

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 78-year-old male. I have no prostate. ­ It has been removed. I suffer from incontinence. I do not want surgery, so could you recommend any over-the-counter medications? ­— J.S.…