OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s Legislature gave final approval Thursday to another Texas-style anti-abortion bill that providers say will be the most restrictive in the nation once the governor signs it. The bill is part…

HUMBOLDT — As his jubilant players celebrated a hard-fought victory, Crest High head baseball coach Roland Weir was secretly hoping they also had short memories. See, Weir had made a promise to the Lancer squad…

WAMEGO — Only a few schools get to end the 2022 softball season with a victory. Iola High’s squad had the next best thing. The Mustangs played valiantly before bowing out of the postseason with…

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Firefighters have been able to slow the growth of a massive wildfire burning in the mountains of northeastern New Mexico as they prepared Wednesday for another round of red-flag weather that…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ highest court on Wednesday upheld a Republican redistricting law that makes it harder for the only Democrat in the state’s congressional delegation to win reelection in a big victory for…

The dire state of water in western Kansas is not in dispute. The aquifer Kansans out west rely on to irrigate crops and provide drinking water dropped by a foot in 2021.  “If you look…

It takes a little more than a massive windstorm to keep people away from a Friday night seafood buffet. Gena Clounch was working as a waitress at The Greenery restaurant on Aug. 1, 1986, when…

TOPEKA, Kansas — Kansas will be the first state to let foster children pick their foster parents. The goal of the one-of-a-kind program is to let older foster children create strong connections that could help…

BONN, Germany (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Wednesday that Russia’s February invasion of Ukraine has produced a sharp increase in food and energy prices that is contributing to a slowdown in growth and…

A celebration of life service to honor Jim Tarter, whose death Jan. 21, 2022, was reported previously, will be at 10 a.m. Monday, May 23, 2022, at Feuerborn Family Funeral Service in Iola.  Family will…