Month: August 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday he believes he has influence to rally Republicans around stronger federal background check laws as Congress and the White House work on a response to last weekend’s…

Wichita — Sarah Stephens stands over a brightly lit table in a detached garage-turned-grow shed as she trims away unnecessary leaves from a recently harvested hemp plant. When she’s finished, only the floral material of…

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. ? The time is 11:03 a.m. when the scheming-est chunk of what must be the biggest Wednesday crowd in Chiefs training camp history starts a purposeful chant: M-V-P! M-V-P! M-V-P! The chant…

The United Methodist Churches of Iola will host their third neighborhood cookout of the summer on Aug. 21. The cookout begins at 6 p.m. at the park in the Cedarbrook Addition. The event is free…

Food commodities will be available at 4:30 p.m. Aug. 19 at Wesley United Methodist Church, 301 E. Madison Ave., to qualifying recipients. Participants are asked to enter the east door. First-time recipients must bring proof…

McLaren will return to full-time IndyCar competition next season for the first time since 1979 in a partnership with existing team Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports. The new venture will be renamed Arrow McLaren Racing SP…

Arrests reported Angela McWhorter, 36, Iola, was arrested Thursday for a warrant out of Johnson County District Court, after Iola police officers spotted her in the 800 block of North Sycamore Street. Officers arrested Justin…

Carlyle Presbyterian Church Pastor Steve Traw’s message Sunday was “Our Morning Star,” taken from Revelation 2:18-29.    This was the fifth in a series of messages taken from Revelation; letters written to the seven churches…

There’s just something thrilling about traveling at high speeds. Throughout history people have always pushed themselves to go faster, whether on foot, on horseback, on a boat or on a bicycle. Nearly every weekend, today’s…

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs agreed to terms with cornerback Morris Claiborne on a one-year deal Thursday to fortify a thin and unproven backfield, a person familiar with the negotiations told…