YATES CENTER — The Yates Center High boys eked past Hartford Tuesday, 47-46, in the first round of its home tournament. The Wildcats (1-1) received a putback layup from Emmit George in the final three…

LE ROY — The Southern Coffey County High boys are still seeking their first win of the season after a 44-19 sluggish loss to Peabody on Tuesday.  The Titans have only one upperclassmen on the…

The Allen Community College basketball teams got past Metropolitan on Tuesday night in Iola.  The Red Devils men’s basketball team (9-5) won on a final second go-ahead three-pointer, 80-78, while the Lady Red Devils (10-3)…

WASHINGTON — A Congressional Gold Medal ceremony Tuesday honoring Capitol Police and Metropolitan Police officers who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was not without awkwardness. Honorees visibly avoided handshakes with Senate Minority Leader…

Two Kansas high schools are investigating an incident after students at one school reportedly yelled racist and offensive taunts at the other school’s basketball team. Topeka High School’s team was subjected to “racial slurs, threats…

NEW YORK (AP) — Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 12 of his 16 points in overtime, including the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 3:34 remaining, and No. 17 Illinois rallied to hand second-ranked Texas its first loss of…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk has very high standards for her Titans. Combined with the millions she’s investing, she also isn’t afraid of making big moves chasing the Lombardi Trophy…

Tuesday night’s performance was part magic, glee and glitter. Almost 200 kindergarten and first-graders performed “Rockin’ the Holidays,” before three times as many family members and friends at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. Successfully corralling…

Some of the best Christmas tales are spooky stories. Think: “A Christmas Carol” or “The Nightmare Before Christmas.” You can add “The Colbern County Radio Broadcast Interruption: A Modern Ghost Story” to that list. It’s…

A rollicking good time filled the Bowlus Fine Arts Center on Tuesday evening as Iola Elementary School’s kindergarten and first-grade classes presented their winter program under the direction of music instructor Kate Vernon.