In the news In a game where oftentimes the winnings are split among five, seven or 10 people, a single ticket was sold at a Michigan gas station that matched the numbers 6, 27, 46, 51, 56 and Powerba…
In the news: Tropical Storm Isaac is expected to become a hurricane today, according to forecasters. The strengthening of the storm will come not long before Isaac makes landfall in the Gulf - that i…
More than 300 troops of the 1st Sustainment Brigade at Fort Riley are preparing for a nine-month deployment in Afghanistan.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is taking steps in Kansas to prevent the spread of a beetle that is killing ash trees in the Northeast and Midwest.
A former University of Kansas assistant athletics director wants a judge to throw out his sentence in a $2 million ticket scalping conspiracy, saying his lawyer did a poor job.
The Salina City Council is scheduled to vote in two weeks on a petition to repeal an expanded nondiscrimination ordinance.
The continuing drought is causing concern about operating the Wolf Creek Nuclear Power Plant.
Quick, name a contemporary astronaut. OK, name a notable astronaut from the last 20 years. Can’t? My, how things have changed. Once upon a time, before technology made space flight seem routine - wh…
1. The Democratic National Convention was first held in May 1832. The first Republican National Convention took place in February 1856. 2. Chicago has hosted the most major-party conventions, with 25…
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It’s been a rough and rewarding road for singer-pianist Amy Lee. As co-founder and frontwoman of Evanescence, a pop band that’s as comfortable with hard rock as with ballads,…