WASHINGTON — Meta Platforms chief executive Mark Zuckerberg took the stand on Monday in an antitrust trial in Washington, defending acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp amid accusations from U.S. regulators that Meta holds an illegal…

Carl Slaugh, a former Iola city administrator and later a city councilman, died last week at the age of 77. The Utah native embarked on a 20-year military service, a stint that put him in…

After a year of delays, the newest cell has been completed at the Allen County Landfill. The landfill now faces another hurdle — wind. County Commissioners Tuesday morning continued discussion from a previous meeting concerning…

Some 10,000 federal health workers lost their jobs earlier this month — among them, a group of regulators who help new medicines get approved. If Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. doesn’t…

Iola Public Library director Sharon Moreland speaks to a group of museum directors and other personnel Monday during  a spring meeting of the Southeast Kansas Museum Alliance. The Alliance, which covers 16 counties in this…

On one side is Harvard, the nation’s oldest and wealthiest university, with a brand so powerful that its name is synonymous with prestige. On the other side is the Trump administration, determined to go farther than any…

Last December, I asked my students at Wharton to nominate and vote on topics for our final class. The runaway top choice was leadership lessons from Elon Musk.  It’s become a hot topic among the…

TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly said Tuesday a request was submitted to the U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to reinstate more than $22 million in federal funding appropriated to Kansas to help students who…

Larry Dean Stockebrand, 68, died at his home in Yates Center on Friday, April 11, 2025. Larry was born as Larry Dean Fencl, on Dec. 25, 1956, in Iola, to Carolyn Ann (Johnson) Fencl and…

Raney “Buck” Conaway, 88, Iola, passed away Sunday, April 13, 2025, in Moran. Buck was born in Stone Hill, Mo., to Raney Conaway and Doris (Asher) Conaway. As a young boy, Buck talked about his…