Month: July 2018

M— Iola City Council meeting, 6 p.m., New Community Building, Riverside Park. — USD 257 Board of Education meeting, 6 p.m., school board office. — Marmaton Valley PTO, 7 p.m., Marmaton Valley Elementary School library.…

CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) — Francesco Molinari played a steady hand amid the cheers for Tiger Woods and another crazy ending at Carnoustie to win the British Open and become Italy’s first major champion. Woods brought…

BRANSON, Mo. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard is scheduled today to begin the retrieval of a duck boat that sank while carrying tourists on a southern Missouri lake during powerful winds, killing 17 people.…

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (AP) — With the scope of the devastation still sinking in, business owners and residents of the central Iowa city of Marshalltown on Friday began picking up bricks from collapsed buildings, dragging away…

LaHarpe was abuzz with activity Saturday as the community gathered to celebrate a new fitness center at City Hall, a newly refurbished sand volleyball court and other amenities around town. Clockwise from top, a number…

National Football League: Kansas City Chiefs ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Lofty expectations and a lot of newness. Those were two things Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid couldn’t ignore and didn’t try to talk…

MLB: Royals 5, Twins 3 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — On an afternoon the Royals sought their first series sweep of the season, they struggled to muster offense against the Twins. They were held to two…

The Kansas Constitution requires all gubernatorial nominees to run on a ticket with their lieutenant governor nominees. Much more fanfare has surrounded the process this year than it has in the past. Why? The state…

The Aug. 7 primary election is putting some Republicans in a quandary. Do they vote their conscience, or for the person they think most able to defeat Kris Kobach? For moderates — those that favor…

TORONTO (AP) — A man walked along a Toronto street firing a handgun into restaurants and cafes, shooting 14 people and killing two before dying after an exchange of gunfire with police. Police Chief Mark…