Month: February 2024

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Caitlin Clark became the NCAA women’s career scoring leader and set Iowa’s single-game scoring mark with 49 points, leading the No. 4 Hawkeyes to a 106-89 win over Michigan on Thursday night.…

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Las Vegas Raiders backup quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo was suspended by the NFL on Friday for the first two games of next season for violating the performance-enhancing drugs policy of the league…

Property found On Feb. 10, officers found a bicycle in the 1100 block of North Cottonwood Street. Accident On Feb. 9, a vehicle driven by Shannon Ward was headed north on State Street when it…

IOLA MUNICIPAL COURT Judge Patti Boyd Convicted as follows with fines assessed: Justin L. Birk, Gridley, 50/40, $155 Shelby Erragunta, Iola, dog running at large, $100 Robin M. Evans, Iola, nuisance items in yard, $175…

Major technology companies signed a pact Friday to voluntarily adopt “reasonable precautions” to prevent artificial intelligence tools from being used to disrupt democratic elections around the world. Tech executives from Adobe, Amazon, Google, IBM, Meta,…

TOPEKA — The 31st Judicial District Nominating Commission met Friday morning to discuss the process to fill a district magistrate judge vacancy in Woodson County. The vacancy was created by the Jan. 8 death of…

A program that offers a look into the history of Southeast Kansas returns to Allen County. The Southeast Kansas (SEK) Museum Alliance is launching its 2024 Museum Passport program. The goal is to encourage visitors…

Richard Dwaine Potts, age 65, died Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, at Osage Nursing Center in Osage City. He was born on July 21, 1958, in El Centro, California, to Ezra D. Potts and Dorothy M.…

Beverly Ward, age 83, of Colony, died Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, at  Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. She was born Sept. 29, 1940, to Wilson and Edna (Van Valkenburg) Woffard, in Kansas City, Kan. She…

Kansas lobbyists get a bad rap. After all, they’re paid to push special interests in the esteemed halls of governments. Lobbyists grease the wheels of those with deep pockets, such as energy giants, pharmaceuticals,  and…