Tag: Kansas

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — The outer bands of wind and rain from Hurricane Florence began lashing North Carolina today as the monster storm moved in for an extended stay along the Southeastern coast, promising…

To be an oil person in Kansas is to understand that bad times follow good and that betting on any dip or upswing is a game for suckers. Yet it can be so tempting when…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — An all-Republican state board on Monday rejected a liberal Kansas activist’s challenge to Secretary of State Kris Kobach’s listing as the GOP nominee for governor on the November ballot after he…

HUTCHINSON — The three major candidates for Kansas governor traded barbs Saturday before hundreds of raucous supporters at the Kansas State Fair. Democrat Laura Kelly, a state senator from Topeka, charged Republican Kris Kobach with…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Control of Congress and the future of Donald Trump’s presidency are on the line as the primary season closes this week, jump-starting a two-month sprint to Election Day that will test Democrats’…

Hurricane Florence is rapidly intensifying and could strike a direct and dangerous blow anywhere from the Carolinas to the Mid-Atlantic region later this week, possibly as a fearsome category 4, forecasters said. The first impacts…

Hutchinson —The Kansas State Fair’s 4-H/FFA Grand Drive program is broadening beyond its annual livestock competition to reward not only top-notch animals, but the hard-working youth that raise them. At the 2019 Kansas State Fair,…

Registered nurses at 15 hospitals owned by the nation’s largest for-profit hospital chain — including Research Medical Center and Menorah Medical Center — have voted to authorize a strike if contract negotiations remain at an…

After Saturday’s women’s tennis match at the U.S. Open I’m beginning to question my qualifications as a feminist. In my mind, the umpire rightly penalized Serena Williams when he spotted her coach signaling her instructions…

70 Years Ago September 1948 Construction of the addition to M&M Packing company east of Iola has progressed rapidly over the past month. The Dalton Construction Co., Joplin, Mo., has the contract. This firm also…