Grow at Eden, Iola’s new childcare center at the former Kids Kingdom, welcomes back children on Monday. The facility has been closed for about four weeks for a complete remodel. Owners Kandy and Kyler Rushing…

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Two U.S. Navy sailors have been arrested on charges related to national security and tied to China, U.S. officials said Thursday. Jinchao Wei, a 22-year-old sailor assigned to the San Diego-based…

Longtime journalists Bob Johnson and Susan Lynn will be inducted into the Kansas Newspaper Hall of Fame on Nov. 3. Johnson devoted 56 years to the Register, serving as sports editor, city editor and reporter.…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. military is considering putting armed personnel on commercial ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, in what would be an unheard of action aimed at stopping Iran…

BEIJING (AP) — China’s internet watchdog has laid out regulations to curb the amount of time children spend on their smartphones, in the latest blow to firms such as Tencent and ByteDance, which run social…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia said Thursday it will extend its unilateral production cut of 1 million barrels of oil a day through the end of September in its effort to boost…

TOPEKA —  Kansas documented the state’s lowest-ever recorded birth rate for the 2022 year, according to a preliminary report. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment’s annual report shows the number of births in the…

Adapted from an online discussion. Dear Carolyn: No question, just at a loss. A friend passed away today, much too young, from a cruel and heartless disease that just ravaged her body right up until…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian drones on Wednesday hit a Ukrainian port city along the border with Romania, causing significant damage and a huge fire at facilities that are key to Ukrainian grain exports. The…

Former Humboldt High football standout Josh Hull continues to reap the benefits of being a college football player. Hull is heading into his redshirt junior season as an offensive lineman for Emporia State University. “Emporia…