The conservative “pro-life” movement managed to do something that abortion-rights activists have been trying to do for decades — they have destroyed the stigma around abortion. When the same Supreme Court justices who had testified…

KEELUNG, Taiwan (AP) — China conducted “precision missile strikes” Thursday in waters off Taiwan’s coasts as part of military exercises that have raised tensions in the region to their highest level in decades following a…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski was killed Wednesday in a car crash in her northern Indiana district along with two members of her congressional staff and another person, police said. Police said…

On July 14, 1964, New York Gov. Nelson Rockefeller approached the rostrum of the Cow Palace in San Francisco. With a defiant smile on his face, he warned the assembled delegates of the Republican National…

The stories shocked Thrive staff when they first began to study transportation in 2019: • About 20% of Allen County residents lack reliable transportation. • Some residents wait two to three weeks between trips to…

Area schools had enrollment events this week in preparation for the start of the school year, which begins Aug. 17 for preschool through sixth grade and ninth grade for Iola students. Classes start on Aug.…

Kansas State University Research and Extension will offer its Master Gardener program this fall. Applications are being accepted until Wednesday. Training classes begin Sept. 1 through Dec. 15. Classes will be a combination of online…

TOPEKA — Several incumbent Kansas legislators are on their way out of the Statehouse after Tuesday’s election. Others are just barely hanging on. Among those who missed the mark in their reelection effort is Rep.…

Democrats may need to make some changes to the tax portion of their budget reconciliation package to earn the support of Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, including possible removal of a tax increase on investment fund…

Iola golfers Titus Jones and Xander Sellman competed at the Wichita Junior Tour this summer.   Both golfers have been competing for Iola High School for two seasons and will return this fall as juniors.…