President Joe Biden focused mostly on domestic issues in his State of the Union address Tuesday, but when he did turn to foreign policy he had strong words of support for Ukraine. He assured Ukraine’s…

Proponents of converting the former Elks Lake and adjoining Lehigh Portland Trails system into a new state park will be in Topeka Thursday to speak to Kansas lawmakers. The House Committee on Agriculture and Natural…

Having a state park in Iola would be a boon to the community, several downtown merchants agreed. In a short survey of proprietors along Madison Avenue, most said they supported an effort to convert the…

Iola Reads is leaning into renewed interest in World War I. The horrors of the first global war are vividly captured in the Oscar-nominated movie “All Quiet On the Western Front” at the same time…

IOLA MUNICIPAL COURT Judge Patti Boyd Convicted as follows: Angel L. Lair, Iola, failure to yield, $195 Cole Moyer, Iola, speeding (49/35), $179.

Vehicle struck James A. Gibson was northbound on North State Street Feb. 3, when he told officers he took his eyes off the road to answer a cell phone call. Gibson struck the rear end…

Marmaton Valley Elementary School fourth-grader Chloe Henderson, front and center, boldy stands out in a sea of red. She’s supporting the Philadelphia Eagles during Sunday’s Super Bowl, rather than the Kansas City Chiefs. Henderson said…

The coolest thing on social media these days may be celebrities and regular folks plunging into frigid water or taking ice baths. The touted benefits include improved mood, more energy, weight loss and reduced inflammation,…

TOPEKA — Physician John Eplee hasn’t accepted hesitancy of Kansas lawmakers to raise the threshold for purchase, possession and consumption of cigarettes to 21 years of age from the current standard of 18. Eplee, who…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia used strategic bombers, cruise missiles and killer drones in a wave of attacks across Ukraine early Friday, while Moscow’s military push that Kyiv says has been brewing for days appeared…