An unprecedented strain of bird flu is spreading among dairy cattle in the U.S. An outbreak of a flesh-eating bacteria has infected more than 1,000 people in Japan. At least 13 communicable diseases including measles,…

Even as Americans are inundated by news about the seemingly never-ending contest between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, several other elections occurred last week. In the United Kingdom, the Labour Party beat the Tories and…

TOPEKA — The U.S. District Court of Appeals reversed Friday the false-statement conviction of a former University of Kansas tenured professor and brought to an end deconstruction of the federal government’s prosecution of the chemical…

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Alec Baldwin ’s involuntary manslaughter trial in New Mexico was put on hold Friday while the judge considers a defense motion to dismiss the case over disputed ammunition evidence. Judge…

The Iola Seahorses hosted Chanute and Humboldt Wednesday in their final home meet of 2024. All three teams will be at Chanute on July 20 for the Southeast Kansas League Meet to wrap up the…

Phil DeWayne Churning Sr., age 38, passed away on June 24, 2024, in Iola. Phil was born in Iola on March 22, 1986, to Larry V.M. and Ruby A. (Thompson) Churning. He graduated high school…

Joyce Irene Martin, age 81, a former resident of Bronson, died Wednesday, July 10, 2024, at Credo Assisted Living, Fort Scott.  She was born Nov. 18, 1942, in Moran, the daughter of Haskell Howell and…

TOPEKA — The Kansas State Board of Education plans to finalize in August parameters of a 30-member task force that would be formed to develop policy recommendations on non-academic use of cellular telephones by prekindergarten…

Bitty Ball League Iola Masnic Lodge 12, Manbeck Law Office 5. Hits for Iola Masonic Lodge.: Jentry Mueller, 4 s; Easton Mueller, 3 s; Arhcie Specht, 3 s, d; Easton Rutherford, 2, s, 2 d;…

Candidates in the Aug. 6 primary will face off at a candidate’s forum Thursday, July 18. The forum offers a chance for voters to learn where the candidates — mostly Republicans in contested races —…