SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Sha’Carri Richardson blazed through a no-fuss opening round in the 100 meters Friday, winning her first-ever race at the Olympics in 10.94 seconds to easily qualify for the semifinals. Wearing neon…

It was Hall of Fame induction weekend a couple of weeks ago, and The Los Angeles Times’ Hall of Fame baseball writer reached out with a provocative question. “Is Mike Trout still an automatic Hall…

TOPEKA — Former Attorney General Derek Schmidt continued Thursday to consolidate support in the Republican primary for the open 2nd District congressional seat by adding the endorsement of former GOP Gov. Jeff Colyer. The support…

Ernest “DeWayne” Miller passed away July 11, 2024. DeWayne was the second born to Richard Ross Miller and Lillian Bell Miller in Iola, Kansas. While attending St. Martin Grade School, he was an altar boy…

LOVELAND, Colo. (AP) — A person was killed in one of several wildfires threatening heavily populated areas of the Colorado foothills, authorities said Wednesday, as almost 100 large blazes burned across the western U.S. The…

Emergency crews have rescued a terrified and screaming toddler after he fell into a narrow pipe and got stuck around a dozen feet below ground in the yard of his Kansas home. “There we go,”…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Russia completed their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history on Thursday, with Moscow releasing journalist Evan Gershkovich and fellow American Paul Whelan, along with dissidents including Vladimir Kara-Murza,…

The fickle nature that is Kansas weather will certainly play a role in how happy Kansas farmers are this fall, Southwind Extension agent Lonnie Mengarelli said Thursday. It already has in many cases, noted Mengarelli,…

A surprise donation caused a brief scare at Iola Senior Citizens Inc. Thrift Store, 233 N. State St., Wednesday afternoon. A volunteer who was sorting through a bag of donated clothes found what appeared to…

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs convened near the 25-yard-line, Patrick Mahomes waiting to learn the play for the offense, Nick Bolton awaiting the signal for the defense. But as the offense huddled…