Jerry Long, the only attorney in Humboldt, sits behind a vintage desk surrounded by mementos. Jerry, 74, graduated from HHS in 1963, then enrolled at KU Law.  He likes to tell about the time he…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Prosecutors in the U.S. attorney’s office in Kansas City, Kansas, improperly listened to recorded communications between inmates and their defense attorneys and willfully violated court orders during an independent investigation of…

Kansas City, Kansas, police shot and killed a man on Tuesday who told a hotel manager that he had killed his wife and was heading to a popular shopping and restaurant area. The “very angry…

For Major League Baseball stars, playing into their 40s is a luxury. Compare that to Iola native David Heard, who at age 76 is still a competitive force. Heard competes for the Midwest Driving School…

Manhattan should take heed of what happened recently when the USDA decided to relocate some of its offices to the Kansas City region. The U.S. Department of Agriculture decided announced recently that it would move…

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Swarms of mayflies have emerged from under water along the Missouri River and are caking windshields on stretches of road between Omaha and Kansas City, forcing drivers to pull over and…

The idea to move two federal research agencies from Washington, D.C., to the Kansas City area is a good one. But the plan being used by U.S. Department of Agriculture leaders to turn the idea…

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Two police officers have been hurt in a hit-and-run crash in Kansas City. The wreck happened shortly before 11 p.m. Saturday near the Kansas Speedway. Police say the driver of…

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Two people have been shot to death in a local market and deli in Kansas City, Kansas, and police have arrested the suspect after he barricaded himself inside for two…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A 30-year-old woman admitted to punching, biting and kicking a child she accused of stealing her drugs, according the Leavenworth County District Attorney’s office. Amber Nicole Bass pleaded guilty Monday to…