Month: March 2024
LONDON (AP) — McDonald’s apologized Friday for a global technology outage that shuttered some restaurants for hours. The company said the outage was caused by a third-party technology provider and was not a cybersecurity issue.…
Steffany Henderson of Moran loves her son, Kai. Truly. But when he was upended by a remote-control car, it was just too good to keep to herself. “My first reaction was to make sure he…
(AP) — Russia began three days of voting Friday in a presidential election that is all but certain to extend President Vladimir Putin’s rule for six more years after he stifled dissent. At least half…
With a change of venue from previous years, the Iola Area Chamber of Commerce held its annual dinner Thursday night in the community building at Riverside Park. The gymnasium was packed with approximately 160 guests.…
As planting season approaches for farmers across the Midwest, large parts of many states are still in a drought. The latest update from the U.S. Drought Monitor shows the upper Mississippi River from Minnesota to…
TOPEKA — The state of Kansas will pay $1 million to the family of a 7-year-old who was tortured and killed, settling an almost decade-long legal battle over the state’s child welfare agency’s failure to…
U.S. Steel should remain a domestically owned and operated company, President Joe Biden said Thursday, implicitly rejecting an attempt by the Japanese company Nippon Steel to buy the iconic U.S. manufacturer. Biden issued a brief…
TOPEKA — Late Thursday, following fiery speeches on both sides of the aisle and lengthy debate, Kansas senators approved a new iteration of a flat tax plan that favors the state’s top earners and would…
MORAN — The Marmaton Valley High School forensics team will hide eggs on Easter weekend as part of a group fundraiser. This is the third consecutive year the students are partaking in an “Egg My…
