ISLAMABAD — A suicide bomber blew himself up among the worshippers gathered at an Islamic school for Friday prayers in Pakistan, killing at least five people and wounding several others, police and rescue workers said.…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt High’s girls entered halftime on a high note Thursday. After a scoring lull to start the game, the Lady Cubs had picked up the pace considerably. A 13-4 run pushed Humboldt ahead…

COTTONWOOD FALLS — Yates Center High’s basketball teams had a tough go of it as the Wildcat boys and girls both fell in their first-round matches of the Class 2A Substate Tournament. In boys action,…

Iola High School senior football linebacker Jordy Kaufman will take his talents to Leavenworth after signing his national letter of intent with the University of Saint Mary Wednesday.  Before his senior year, Kaufman had not…

WASHINGTON — The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Thursday advanced the nomination of former Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer to be labor secretary in a 14-9 vote. Chavez-DeRemer, a former one-term Republican member of…

The Allen Community College Red Devils picked up their first win of 2025 after splitting a Tuesday double-header with North Central Missouri College. Allen opened the day with a 4-3 victory over the Lady Pirates,…

In March 2020, President Donald Trump nominated Gen. Charles Q. Brown to be chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force. After Brown, a San Antonio native, was unanimously confirmed by the U.S Senate, Trump…

I went to a meeting of the League of Women Voters earlier this week.  I came away thinking that if things go the way I expect they’re going, they might need to change their name…

The Allen Red Devils will have more than a week to marinate over losing three of four games against Ellsworth Community College with their return to the diamond not slated March 6. Due to their…

Both the Allen Community College men’s and women’s teams will have to wait to learn who their opponents will be to open the upcoming regional tournament.  The men finished the regular season playing homecoming spoiler…