HUNT, Texas (AP) — Crews used backhoes and their bare hands Wednesday to dig through piles of debris that stretched for miles in the search for more than 160 people believed to be missing in…

TOPEKA — Kansas brought in more than $10 billion in tax revenue in the most recent fiscal year, which is about the same as the previous year’s totals but better than state analysts predicted. Tax…

The family of Paul Anthony Pettijohn of Moran, Kansas, will celebrate his life at the Maplewood Lions Club in Sulphur, Louisiana, on Sept. 20, 2025, from 2 to 4 p.m. Paul passed away peacefully in…

TOPEKA — Most members of the Kansas State Board of Education voted to increase their pay to equal state legislators, which was commonplace until legislators doubled their pay this year, leaving board members behind. In…

(AP) — The U.S. Senate’s health committee on Wednesday approved Susan Monarez to be President Donald Trump’s director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, taking her one step closer to confirmation. The…

With temperatures reaching well into the 90s, area athletes pulled out a few wins while braving the heat during Monday’s the Iola Recreation Department League action. Little League Dairy Queen 10, Iola Pharmacy 5 Hits…

The premise of President Donald Trump’s new budget plan is to put so much money in people’s pockets that even those who are targeted by its cuts will share in the largesse. Kansans know the…

The Iola Hormigas fell victim to another late-game rally after losing 7-4 Monday to the Trinidad Triggers. The Triggers continue putting distance between themselves and the Hormigas, whose pitcher Colin Sepulveda posted 10 strikeouts in…

With the previously scheduled American Legion zone tournament canceled due to a lack of teams, the Iola American Legion Post 15 Indians 15U team hopes to wrap up their season Thursday on a positive note…

The Kansas City Chiefs and Royals say they need more time to negotiate new stadium agreements with Kansas.  Monday, predictably, the state extended the deadline for stadium talks with both clubs.  It isn’t clear why…