COLONY — Darren McGhee remembers a time not that long ago when maybe 20 or 30 folks would gather for Sunday services at Colony Christian Church. Occasionally, a new member would join the congregation. Then…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said Friday he was not required to disclose the many trips he and his wife took that were paid for by Republican megadonor Harlan Crow. Describing Crow…

Convicted as follows: Veronica M. Hinkle, Iola, failure to carry/exhibit license, no liability insurance, speeding (38/25), $643 Tristan S. Loving Cross, Iola, driving while suspended, no liability insurance, racing on highways, $905, probation ordered Diversion…

“The Great Unwinding” has begun. For those with Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), that means it’s time to apply for renewal.  For the past three years, those who qualify for Medicaid and…

Iola middle and high schools’ orchestra and choir are planning spring concerts. The middle and high school choir will perform at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 26, at the recital hall at the Bowlus Fine Arts…

TOPEKA — Kansas lawmakers passed a tax cut package in the early Friday morning hours that fuses a flat tax rate for individual income with an accelerated reduction in the state sales tax on food,…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — In an extraordinary act of political retaliation, Tennessee Republicans on Thursday expelled two Democratic lawmakers from the state Legislature for their role in a protest calling for more gun control in…

TOPEKA — Months of work to establish a new state park in Allen County came to fruition Thursday when Kansas lawmakers overwhelmingly approved creation of Lehigh Portland State Park. The park will encompass 360 acres of…

It’s been so long since there was any cause for optimism in Yemen that you might want to cross your fingers before you read on: The likelihood of an environmental catastrophe in the Red Sea,…

The nation’s spring construction season is starting up, and, in theory, it should be a big one. The 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law devoted more than $1 trillion dollars to upgrading the country’s roads, rails and…