Month: January 2024

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Dozens of Missouri Department of Corrections staff members are urging Gov. Mike Parson to grant clemency to a man scheduled to die in April for killing his cousin and her…

BRONSON — “Stitching All Together Now” was the theme of the Rag Quilt Sewing Class for kids offered by the Bronson Public Library. The goal of the class was for kids to learn how to…

While they didn’t bring home a trophy, Crest High’s Lancers capped a wildly successful week at Iola’s War on 54 Tournament with a win over an old rival Friday. Crest took control with a 15-2…

Becky Carlson has never been much on style points. The Marmaton Valley High girls head basketball coach noted Friday’s 27-14 defensive battle came down to the Wildcats’ ability to remain patient with the ball. “It…

Freezing rain and drizzle overnight coated streets and sidewalks with ice on Monday morning, canceling schools, closing or delaying the opening of businesses and government offices, and briefly shutting down highways until they could be…

Rep. Fred Gardner, R-Garnett, is optimistic about a tax reform bill, despite a likely veto from Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly.  Gardner stopped by the Register office on Friday, fresh off the first week of the…

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Donald Trump’s effort to march to the Republican presidential nomination faces perhaps its greatest challenge on Tuesday when voters in New Hampshire hold the first-in-the-nation primary. With Ron DeSantis ending his…

Yates Center High’s basketball teams keep banging on the proverbial door. One of these days, they’re gonna kick the sucker in. Alas, it was not to be on Friday, in the final round of the…

TOPEKA — A Medicaid expansion proposal has been enrolled into state House and Senate committees despite continued opposition from top legislative Republicans.  Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly, who has spent the months leading up to the…

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban are restricting Afghan women’s access to work, travel and healthcare if they are unmarried or don’t have a male guardian, according to a U.N report published Monday. In one incident,…