Month: August 2019

A manhunt continues for Iolan Aaron C. Hutton, wanted in connection with an armed robbery in Iola Wednesday morning. A man matching the description of Hutton, 35, was last spotted late Wednesday floating down the…

Tom McAdam, age 79, of Moran, passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019, at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan. John Thomas McAdam was born on Jan. 21, 1940 at Colony. Tom…

Southwind Extension District is offering opportunities for food service managers, workers, volunteers, and individuals to learn more about food safety and how to prevent foodborne illness.   A ServSafe food handlers class is Sept. 9 in…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Large-scale wind power developments would not be allowed and commercial solar installations would be restricted in Sedgwick County under a proposal approved Wednesday by the county commission. The Sedgwick County Commission…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is fighting the compensation claim of a man who spent 23 years in prison for a double homicide before a judge vacated his convictions, which were secured despite a complete…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — An associate professor at the University of Kansas was secretly working full time for a Chinese university while doing research in Kansas on projects funded by the U.S. government, an indictment…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Larry King is seeking a divorce from his seventh wife, Shawn King, after 22 years. The 85-year-old talk show host filed a petition to end the marriage Tuesday in Los Angeles…

Danielle Bagshaw knew early on that she wanted to be a teacher. She came from a family of educators and grew up working basketball camps and saw the benefits in building those around her up.…

The Le Roy Masons are hosting a fundraiser for the Southern Coffey County Veterans Honor Flight Program in the Iola Walmart parking lot Saturday. The Neosho Lodge is offering off a number of prizes, such…

TOPEKA — Bullying just won’t go away. If anything, the advent of smartphones and social media has made it worse. That’s forced a conversation on what Kansas schools can do to help. The problem? It’s…