GLASCO, Kan. (AP) — Joy Cunningham enjoys work days around students at Cloud County Community College in Concordia, but life is different before and after hours when the focus is on some four-legged dependents. "They're people in a horse suit," Cunningham said of the 16 miniature horses that she and her husband, Bill, maintain on their ...

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Deer in some parts of Kansas are dying this summer from a disease spread by tiny insects that proliferated because of an extended drought, state wildlife officials said. The deer are being felled by epizootic hemorrhagic disease, or EHD, which is spread by midges, tiny insects that pass infected blood from one ...

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — "Bones," a German shepherd from Fairbanks, acquired that name from photographer Carol Falcetta, who adopted him from the animal shelter about six years ago. His photo is now on the cover of a new book about one of the world's leading German shepherds: Rin Tin Tin. The new book by Susan Orlean ...

PHOENIX (AP) — When you think about horses and Arizona, you think of trail riding, ranching and Arabian horse shows. Now, you can add horse soccer to that list. Just like regular soccer, this version has two teams that try to kick, pass and shoot a ball through a goal to earn as many points as possible. ...

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Between them, Sally and Cooper Stoffel now have six legs that are all about the same length. It wasn't always that way — while Sally Stoffel has two good legs, Cooper, a Great Dane puppy, spent the first three months of his life with a malformed hind leg. The leg was accidentally ...