WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is preparing to mark the first anniversary of the U.S. Capitol insurrection, gathering with lawmakers to remember the violent attack that has fundamentally changed the Congress and raised global…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Two sisters and several of their children were among the 12 people killed when a fire tore through a Philadelphia rowhome that apparently had no working smoke detectors, fire officials said.  Eight…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The fighting — so primitive and ferocious that one Capitol Police officer described it as “medieval” and another as a “trip to hell” — left more than 100 law enforcement personnel injured,…

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — And it wasn’t a Saint Bernard.  Croatian rescuers are praising a dog who protected his injured owner from freezing high on a snowy mountain, keeping him warm for 13 hours in…

A short-handed Iola High boys team came out sluggish against St. Mary’s, and were unable to find open shots early in a 57-37 loss Tuesday to Pittsburg-St. Mary’s Colgan.  Missing Tyler Boeken, their key cog…

The Iola High School girls hit the court for the first time in 2022, ending the holiday break.  The girls struggled in a 73-16 loss. The Mustangs were never able to find a rhythm against…

Yates Center High School’s basketball teams swept Oswego High School Tuesday night. The girls got their first win, 35-15, while the boys prevailed 44-19. The girls raced out to a 17-5 lead at the half,…

UNIONTOWN — Marmaton Valley High’s girls turned on the jets after halftime, and opened 2022 with a win in the process. The Wildcats broke open an 8-7 halftime lead with a 13-3 third-quarter run to…

DENVER (AP) — A late-season wildfire pushed by hurricane-force winds tore through two densely populated Denver suburbs and seemed destined to leave a trail of deaths. Yet, only two people are unaccounted for out of…

UNIONTOWN — The Marmaton Valley High School boys’ basketball team defeated Uniontown 47-36, snapping a prolonged losing streak dating back to the 2018-2019 season, kicking off the second portion of the season in style.  Uniontown…