Crews began tearing down Tuesday the old USD 257 operations building, in order to make way for an expanded science building at Iola High School. The building also housed the district’s superintendent’s office until the…

A pair of suspects are in jail for attempted murder following a May 26 incident in which several gunshots were fired at a house in the 100 block of South Fourth Street. Iola Police Chief…

Few could be as excited for the A Iola Indians summer season as Indians assistant coach Bob Johnson.  In his playing days, Johnson competed for Iola’s American Legion baseball team from 1986-90. During his five…

Alana Cloutier of Humboldt filed Monday to represent the 9th District in the Kansas House of Representatives. As the only Democrat in the race, she will face the winner of the Aug. 4 Republican primary…

If the 2020 baseball season blows up over money, the repercussions will be bad for players, bad for owners, bad for the sport. That is no great insight. Rest assured the players know this, and…

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Empty seats have been the norm the past few years at the University of Kansas, where a succession of football coaches has failed to turn around the flailing fortunes of the…

Good Samaritans come in all ages these days. Take Marccus Whitcomb, a second-grader at Jefferson Elementary School. With school out of session early because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Whitcomb filled most of his spare time…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly is no longer shielding renters and homeowners who are financially strapped because of the coronavirus pandemic from being evicted or having lenders foreclose on their mortgages. Kelly…

A Florida judge has denied NBA rookie Zion Williamson’s attempt to block his former marketing agent’s effort to have the ex-Duke star answer questions about whether he received improper benefits before playing for the Blue…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The nation’s streets were calmer than they have been in days since the killing of George Floyd set off mostly peaceful but sometimes violent demonstrations over police brutality and injustice against African…