KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Veteran pitcher Tyler Duffey, auditioning with the Royals as a non-roster invitee, made his second spring training appearance on Feb. 26. Like the first outing, it went well enough. He threw…

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — The younger brother of Super Bowl-winning Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has been sentenced to six months’ probation in a case alleging an assault on a woman. Jackson Mahomes,…

LONDON (AP) — Leading British economic think tanks warned Thursday that whoever wins the general election expected this year will face some very tough choices on tax and spending if they want to make sure…

In Hollywood, actor Kevin Bacon is a big star. In Wisconsin’s Kenosha County, Kevin Bacon is one big pig! The 450-pound porker wandered from his pen last week then moseyed on down the road, where…

The Iola Senior Citizens, Inc. donated $500 to the Iola Elementary School Library.  The funds are being used to purchase this year’s award-winning books: Newberry, Caldecott, Geisel, Pura Belpre, and Coretta Scott King.

We know firsthand that the Crossroads site where The Star used to be located, and where the Kansas City Royals want to build a new stadium, is a great spot. 1601 McGee would be a…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sweden on Thursday formally joined NATO as the 32nd member of the transatlantic military alliance, ending decades of post-World War II neutrality and centuries of broader non-alignment with major powers as security…

Most of the work associated with emergency management takes place before and after a natural disaster rather than during the event itself, Iola Kiwanians were told Tuesday. Jason Trego, emergency manager for Allen County, spoke…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is stepping up its focus on artificial intelligence, with officials warning Thursday that companies and people who deliberately misuse the technology to advance a white-collar crime like price fixing,…

Many historians liken the current societal tumult in the nation to what was happening across the country in the 1850s. Sectional tensions tore at the nation’s fabric. The country was turning painfully toward images of…