DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Ryan Blaney hugged and kissed his now-fiancee moments before he slid into his Ford for a NASCAR playoff race last October at Martinsville Speedway. Gianna Tulio gave the standard goodbye…

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Chicago White Sox have agreed to a minor league contract with Mike Moustakas that includes an invitation to major league camp for spring training. The White Sox announced the deal…

Most people associate retirement with taking life at a leisurely pace. Beverly Beech must have missed the memo. Fresh off the heels of a career as a surgical technician, the energetic Iolan took a six-week…

Allen County Special Olympics team members spent Valentine’s Day competing in basketball skills and speed dribble Wednesday. The adult athletes were hosted by Pittsburg State University, where Ty Johnson took second in skills and third…

Tammy Dieker might have traveled great distances to find the kind of treasure that was right under her feet. Dieker owns The Market Place, an antique store on the downtown square at 5 E. Madison…

Some of Kansas’ top prosecutors are pushing state lawmakers to approve a new method for carrying out the death penalty, saying the state is nearing what could be its first execution since the 1960s. The…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Two juveniles have been charged with crimes connected to the shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl rally, authorities said Friday. A news release from the Jackson County Family…

(AP) — Alexei Navalny, who crusaded against official corruption and staged massive anti-Kremlin protests as President Vladimir Putin’s fiercest foe, died Friday in the Arctic penal colony where he was serving a 19-year sentence, Russia’s…

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said Thursday he will retire when his current term ends in January 2029. Speaking at a spring training news conference, Manfred noted he will be 70 years…

PITTSBURG — Pittsburg’s hospital is getting a new owner according to the Pittsburg Morning Sun. Currently owned by Via Christi, the hospital will officially become a Mercy Health property this summer. Both health systems are…