PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — Prosecutors in Michigan are recommending at least 10 years in prison next week for two parents who are the first in the U.S. to be held criminally responsible for a school…

It turns out Russia, not Cuba, may be responsible for the mysterious injuries sustained by scores of American personnel and intelligence workers while serving on the island, abroad or at home, at least according to…

Leland “Gale” Ritter, age 92, of Iola, died Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at his home., He was born Sept. 16, 1931, in Dentonia, Kansas, to John F. Ritter and Mary (McCracken) Ritter. He served in…

A string of student-led conversations in Allen County culminated Thursday morning in the burial of a time capsule in downtown Iola.  “Our whole mission has been to find out what would bring the youth back…

Betty Joan (Betty Jo) Russell, 93, Joplin, Mo., passed away March 28, 2024. Betty Jo was born March 1, 1931, in Iola, to her parents, George Hoffmeier and Golda (Larson) Hoffmeier. Betty Jo graduated from…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Powerball jackpot has increased to an estimated $1.23 billion after another drawing without a big winner Wednesday night. The numbers selected were: 11, 38, 41, 62, 65 and the…

A thrift store fashion show is returning for the second year, promising to be even bigger and better than before. The Iola Senior Citizens Inc., which runs a thrift store will present its Annual Fashion…

TOPEKA — The Kansas House and Senate voted Tuesday to amend the state’s gambling compact with the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska to allow sports wagering on the tribe’s reservation land in northeast Kansas.…

McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — A man convicted of shooting and killing two people in Oklahoma City more than two decades ago was executed Thursday morning. Michael Dewayne Smith received a lethal injection at the Oklahoma…

Fresh off winning a pair of gold medals a day earlier with the Iola Middle School track team, eighth-grader Reed Clift capped an eventful day on the golf course with a third-place medal Wednesday. Clift…