The MHK Prospects Gold 14U fastpitch softball team went 1-1 in pool play to earn a four seed and first round bye and won four ...

Scientists were astonished to see huge numbers of animals usually seen in traditionally-warmer water, off continental Europe.

This image, acquired by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellites on July 29, shows the large smoke cloud generated by the ...

An astronaut has shared a jaw-dropping gallery of pictures taken in space. NASA's Don Pettit has gained a distinguished ...

Millions of Americans would hold a grudge against someone for not coming to their birthday party — and their Zodiac sign may ...

A secretive U.S. spaceship is set to launch into orbit. The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV-7), an experimental space plane ...

The Mercury will be interviewing all the candidates in depth, too, and we’ll publish stories that compare their positions on substantive issues. Those will get published closer to Election Day. We’ll ...

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that imports from India will face 25 percent tariffs, while also announcing an ...

Lakyn Huncovsky, 17, had the 4-H grand champion steer, which brought $10,000 at the fair’s premium auction on Monday, possibly the highest number to date in Riley County. Huncovsky is a member of the ...

Former world 100m champion Fred Kerley has withdrawn from this week's US Track and Field Championships in Oregon, ruling him ...

Tip of the editorial cap in advance to the folks involved in Everybody Counts, an effort to serve local folks in need. That event, which is coming up this weekend, ...

Villager Hu Yuefang returned her home in the rural outskirts of Beijing to pick up medicine for her elderly and disabled ...