BEIJING (AP) — A huge explosion rocked a chemical plant in China’s eastern Shandong province around noon Tuesday, killing at least five people and injuring 19, according to local emergency management authorities. Another six people were…

FORT SCOTT — With the advancement of a controversial budget reconciliation bill by the House of Representatives this week, the Fort Scott National Historic Site continues to grapple with federal funding cuts that threaten its…

HUMBOLDT — Jason Humphrey couldn’t help but note the symbolism. For more than a century, Monarch Cement Company’s products have helped build foundations of varying size and scope. Now, with a 20-megawatt solar field helping…

TOPEKA — A federal judge cleared the way Thursday for CoreCivic to reopen its Leavenworth prison as an immigration detention center, saying he lacks jurisdiction to hear the case. The city has not yet decided…

Bill Shirley, who served for 22 years in the Army before embarking on another 22-year career in education  and then serving another 12 years as either mayor or Iola city commissioner, will provide the keynote…

WASHINGTON (AP) — With warmer than normal ocean waters, forecasters are expecting yet another unusually busy hurricane season for the Atlantic. But they don’t think it will be as chaotic as 2024, the third-costliest season…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Government advisers were meeting Thursday to decide if COVID-19 vaccines need updating to improve protection this fall and winter — even as a new Trump administration policy has thrown into question who…

A special section inserted into the Sunday Chicago Sun-Times featured page upon page of fun summer activities, including a list of 15 books to bring along while lounging by the pool or relaxing in a…

When Mandy Moyer ascended to the role of executive director at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center, she received scores of notes and phone calls from friends and well-wishers. One such call came from Tony Piazza,…

Walter Wulf Jr., center, cuts the ribbon Thursday morning to cap a ceremony marking completion of a 20-megawatt solar field for Monarch Cement Company in Humboldt. Also on hand were representatives from Evergy, which partnered…