The Iola Middle School Mustangs continue building momentum after winning three of four games while hosting Osawatomie Tuesday night. The eighth-grade Mustangs won 37-22 victory, improving their record to 4-1. Cade Curry had a team-leading…

WASHINGTON — Congressional lawmakers green-lighting $839 billion in U.S. defense spending voiced strong support for an embattled test office at the Pentagon that was slashed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, highlighting its value at preventing…

TOPEKA — Kansas foster children rarely interact with their court-appointed advocates, and their voices have become muted, a statewide report said. Chief Judge Amy Harth of the state’s sixth judicial district said the challenges facing…

TOPEKA — Tony Mattivi, director of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, described a high school wrestling coach, a paraprofessional, a speech pathologist and a bus driver who all had at least two things in common.…

Dolores Marie Hoff, 78, died Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, at Medicalodges in Iola. Dolores was born on Aug. 6, 1947, to Herbert W. and Rose (Leiker) Hoff in Great Bend. Dolores moved to Iola in…

President Trump’s latest notion is a Board of Peace that he is inviting much of the world to join. He may hold a signing ceremony as early as this week when he holds court at…

The Kremlin is weaponizing winter, trying to freeze its smaller neighbor into submission. Early Tuesday, Russia launched a fresh onslaught of more than 300 drones, as well as significant numbers of cruise and ballistic missiles,…

Just because marijuana is now a legalized, ubiquitous $32 billion business that’s outpacing alcohol to become America’s drug of choice doesn’t mean it’s good for you. The 21-year-old pot emporium clerk advising you which gummies…

YATES CENTER — The future of the Yates Center Police Department is decidedly murky after City Council members voted Tuesday evening to substantially downsize the department later this year. In a surprise vote, the Council…

A boil order has been issued for water customers in the Allen County Rural Water District (RWD) 15. The order was issued Tuesday by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. The water district includes…