OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. (AP) — Viktor Hovland kept hitting every shot just the way he wanted on the back nine at Olympia Fields. Rory McIlroy was keeping his card and kept writing “3” in just…

GENEVA (AP) — The Swiss weather service said Monday a heat wave has driven the zero-degree Celsius level to its highest altitude since recordings on it in Switzerland began nearly 70 years ago, an ominous…

COLONY — Sydney Stephans has wanted to be a first responder since she was 3 — and she has the scar to prove it. She’s the daughter of Paul and Cathy Stephans of Colony; Paul…

New data show that more U.S. women are dying from alcohol than ever before. Public health authorities need to adopt more effective strategies to help women realize when their drinking is a problem. Considering the…

The dog days of summer still have some bite. An ongoing heat wave is expected to push temperatures into the triple digits through much of this week, with heat indices approaching 120 or beyond in…

NEOSHO FALLS — At last year’s Ol’ Settlers Day in Neosho Falls, groups of adults competed against each other in an impromptu game of tug-of-war. It was so much fun, organizers of this year’s event…

CHANUTE — Repairs to Chanute’s 21st Street overpass spanning U.S. 169 has begun this week. The Kansas Department of Transportation announced in a press release that the highway will be reduced to one lane within…

TOPEKA — As local school board candidates gear up for the November election, community leaders worry about misinformation and extremist candidates. Judith Deedy, executive director of Game On for Kansas Schools, a public education advocacy…

Robert M. Shields, of Overland Park, passed away at his home on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023.  He was born on Dec. 31, 1960 in St. Joseph, Missouri, to Robert P. and Patricia L. Shields.  He…

Carlyle Presbyterian Church  Pastor Steve Traw’s message, “Right Living,” was taken from Romans 12:1-2, which he said outlines how to live righteous lives which is God’s perfect will for believers. “Yielding to God’s will makes…