TOPEKA — A new poll of likely Kansas voters released Wednesday indicated Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly held a narrow lead over Republican nominee Derek Schmidt in a heated contest to be decided in less than…

YATES CENTER — The Yates Center volleyball team celebrated their seniors on senior night on Tuesday by splitting a pair of matchups with Chetopa and Northeast Arma.  The Wildcats began their night by defeating Chetopa,…

Kindergarten students at Iola Elementary School took turns ringing the historic bell last week. The bell was restored over the summer and is believed to have been installed at the first school in Iola in…

DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche are making Nathan MacKinnon the highest-paid player in the NHL’s salary cap era. MacKinnon, who just turned 27 earlier this month, signed an eight-year contract worth $100.8 million, according…

It’s been a whirlwind few months for Chase Vaughn, who since this summer has returned to his native Iola, passed the Kansas State Bar Exam and started his new career as an attorney for Johnson…

MORAN — Marmaton Valley High’s volleyball team went 1-1 in a pair of matches Tuesday, defeating visiting Southeast High of Cherokee in straight sets before falling to Jayhawk-Linn. The Wildcats opened with a 25-21 and…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — MJ Melendez hit a two-run homer, Salvador Perez drove in the go-ahead run with a two-out double in the seventh inning, and the Kansas City Royals held off the rapidly…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The American team room at Quail Hollow has photos of winning teams from the Presidents Cup over the years, and it’s a wonder there’s room for all of them. The matches…

NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge sent a sinker soaring into the left-field bleachers, another of his no-doubt drives, and circled the bases for the 60th time. Modest throughout a march into history that now has him…

MIAMI — It seems fitting, in a way, that Roger Federer chose to retire from tennis this weekend in London, the home of Wimbledon and a city of royals. Crowds lined the streets there in…