TOPEKA — The Kansas Department of Labor is notifying more than 8,500 individuals that they received overpayments for unemployment insurance, including some issued during the COVID-19 pandemic, and must repay the funds. Nearly half owe…

Minnesota State Sen. Matt Klein, a Democrat, was suspended from Kalshi after the prediction market company discovered the candidate for Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District had bet on the outcome of his own election. Klein, who…

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and, five years later, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill made it clear to everyone that unless something monumental was done about the coast, we would all lose.  In the aftermath of…

The Iola Mustangs parlayed their opening game shortcomings into a victory in the finale against the Osawatomie Trojans Tuesday. After opening the day with a 3-2 loss, the Mustangs pummeled the Trojans 15-3 in Game…

Monday will be a battle of potential state champions as Humboldt sophomore state runner-up Connor Newman and Iola senior sixth-place state finalist Brennen Coffield do battle at the return of the Buck Quincy Invitational. After…

When my daughter Renae, my firstborn, was 5 months old she spiked a fever. By that evening, she was having trouble breathing — the color was gone from her face and I could see her…

HUMBOLDT — Some potent hitting, combined with Jo Ellison’s pitching, kept the Lady Cubs on the winning track Tuesday with a 10-0, 17-6 sweep of visiting Caney Valley. In Game 1, Ellison tossed a four-hit…

HUMBOLDT — The Humboldt Cubs continue to battle Neodesha for the Tri-Valley League title following an 8-1, 3-2 sweep of TVL foe Caney Valley Tuesday night. An 11-strikeout performance by sophomore pitcher Ty Shaugnessy was…

The Iola Mustangs extended their win streak to six games while mercy-ruling the Osawatomie Trojans in Tuesday’s doubleheader, 11-0 and 11-1. Iola steadily increased the temperature over both contests until senior Nick Bauer sealed the…