DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The first of two Iowa teenagers who pleaded guilty to beating their high school Spanish teacher to death with a baseball bat was sentenced Thursday to life with a possibility…

Iolans Caiden Cloud, left, and Dillon Slaven clear away dead foliage and litter from Iola’s downtown flower pots Thursday evening. This is the second year the pair has assisted Donna Houser and the Iola Community…

Allen County Sheriff’s Department personnel survey the damage of a two vehicle accident at the intersection of U.S. 59 and North Dakota Road north of Moran Thursday. The drivers and passengers in the vehicles escaped…

BEIJING (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Chinese Premier Li Qiang expressed hope Friday for better communication after Yellen appealed to Beijing not to let frustration over U.S. curbs on technology exports disrupt…

ATLANTA (AP) — Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter are marking their 77th wedding anniversary with a quiet Friday at their south Georgia home, extending their record as the longest-married first couple ever as both nonagenarians face…

In the summer of 1988, not long before Becky Carlson was about to embark on a hall of fame basketball coaching career, she stayed busy during the summers managing the Iola Municipal Pool. It was…

“Your body got you down here, and your mind will get you out.” This is the phrase we heard at 5 a.m. as we stretched our weary legs in preparation for our ascent from the…

Tre Wilson’s inside-the-park home run was reason for celebration and the Iola’s AA Indians lone win over Pittsburg Post 64 at home Thursday in the regular season finale.   The Indians (22-6) got behind Wilson’s…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Republican attorney general of Kansas sued in state court Friday to block transgender residents from changing their sex on their driver’s licenses and to rebuke the Democratic governor for defying…

Iola City Council members will hear a request Monday to partake in a joint recycling venture with Allen County. Janie Works, a volunteer with Allen County Recycling, already has approached county commissioners about having city…