Doug Strickler smacked a hole-in-one while golfing on the second hole Nov. 4 at Allen County Country Club. He used an 8-iron to ace the 144-yard par-3. Witnesses to the feat were Dave Cescon, Kent…

MISSION, Kan. (AP) — A 21-year-old Kansas lawmaker pushed, hit and spit on his 18-year-old brother in a fight that erupted because the brother was going to get baptized, according to court documents released Tuesday…

BEIJING (AP) — Tennis star Naomi Osaka says she’s been shocked to hear about a fellow player who has gone quiet since making a sexual assault allegation against a former top government official in China. …

A recent decision by county commissioners to install storm shelters in four local communities prompted an Iola neighborhood to ask, “What about us?” For residents in Country Estates Addition in northwest Iola, the nearest shelter…

VIENNA (AP) — The United Nations’ atomic watchdog says it believes Iran has further increased its stockpile of highly enriched uranium in breach of a 2015 accord with world powers. The International Atomic Energy Agency…

Auctioneer Joe Sundgren of Sundgren Auction and Realty seeks bids Tuesday during the liquidation sale of Model T Haven south of Gas. The massive auction continues today. Model T Haven owner Mark Freimiller is closing…

NFL Hall of Fame defensive lineman Curley Culp announced he has stage 4 pancreatic cancer. “To my followers, family and friends I have stage 4 pancreatic cancer,” he tweeted Tuesday. “Do donate to your local…

When the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee delves into the nation’s snarled supply chain today, lawmakers are likely to be snarled themselves in fraught politics and complex logistics. Republicans say the nation’s backed-up ports, delayed…

In 2018, California’s leaders decided to close the state’s last nuclear power plant, at Diablo Canyon, by 2025. Several months later, they approved a bill obligating the state to be carbon-neutral by 2045. These acts…

FORT SCOTT — Fort Scott Community College’s once proud football program collapsed amid poor on-field performances, high personnel turnover and a player’s death. The team’s downfall went from the top-ranked program to nonexistent in 12…