TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas conservatives appeared likely Friday to push a proposed ban on transgender athletes in girl’s and women’s school sports through the Republican-controlled Legislature but weren’t generating enough support to overcome a…

Vernon Joseph Diebolt, age 83, of Iola, passed away April 7, 2021, at Moran Manor. Vernon was born on April 4, 1938, in Piqua, to Aloysius Diebolt and Marie (Yohon) Diebolt. Vernon attended school at…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — LGBTQ-rights advocates in Kansas are relying on the state’s Democratic governor or the courts to block a ban on transgender athletes in girls’ or women’s school sports after conservatives on Thursday…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Senate has advanced a bill that would lower the legal age to carry concealed firearms in Kansas from 21 to 18.  The Republican-controlled Senate on Thursday voted 30-8 for…

LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — A powerful Kansas lawmaker accused of drunken driving had a blood alcohol level that was twice the legal limit and taunted the Highway Patrol officer who arrested him last month for allegedly speeding…

Iola Middle School golfers contended with cool, blustery conditions Wednesday as part of the IMS Invitational at Allen County Country Club. Iola’s Brennen Coffield carded a 48, good for fourth place, on the nine-hole course.…

Everyone knows the Brothers Grimm fairy tales can be a little, well, grim. But did you know they can also be hilarious? Iola High School’s drama students tackle all 209 fairy tales in 60 minutes,…

New art is bursting into life on the trails. Isaac Tapia and Rodrigo Alvarez of IT-RA Icons have been hard at work this week on their mural “Serene Flight,” which was selected as part of…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden, in his first major gun control measures since taking office, is announcing executive actions Thursday aimed at addressing what the White House calls a “gun violence public health epidemic.”…

HIGHLAND — It had been nearly 18 months since Allen Community College’s women had been on the soccer field. The Red Devils made sure the wait was worth it Wednesday. Allen scored early and often…