NEW YORK — A record number of New Yorkers took to the town on two wheels this year, according to the city’s Department of Transportation data — the fourth straight year of all-time cycling highs.…

Pastor Chase Riebel’s sermon Sunday, “Joy Has Arrived,” was based on Luke 2:10. The shepherds were considered of lowly stature but the birth of Christ was announced to them first because Jesus came to save…

Samantha Lynn Larson Lyons, 51, of Kent, Wash., went to be with her Lord and her brother, Jeremy Joe Larson,  on Dec. 1, 2024, at Good Samaritan Hospital, in Puyallup, Wash., from complications with lung…

Retta Ruth Smith, age 87, of Wichita, Kansas, formerly of Bronson, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, at The Center at Waterfront, surrounded by family. Her sense of humor, loving nature, and delicious homemade cooking…

Iola kicked off the holiday season with a weekend filled with activities. The Iola Area Chamber of Commerce sponsored Friday’s Downtown Block Party, then welcomed Santa as he met with local children. First, though, Santa…

Area 4-Her’s won national champion honors at a livestock judging contest in Kentucky last month. Brody Nemecek, an Iola High School graduate, coached the Kansas 4-H All-Star Team that won the National 4-H Livestock Judging…

NEW YORK (AP) — Police have arrested a 26-year-old man with a weapon consistent with the gun used to kill the head of the largest U.S. health insurer, New York’s police commissioner said Monday. The…

With the 2024 elections over and the 2026 elections on the horizon — including a gubernatorial race in Kansas — national Republicans plan to go on offense in the Sunflower State. The Republican Governors Association…

Democratic governors from 23 states elected Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly to chair the Democratic Governors Association for a one-year term. Kelly has served as the chair since August, when Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz vacated the…

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Friday it will require dairy farms to share samples of unpasteurized milk when requested, in an effort to gather more information about the spread of highly pathogenic…