The Yates Center Wildcats hope for a quick turnaround after falling to the Southeast Lancers 54-30 to open the second half of the 2025-2026 season Tuesday.  With the exception of an 11-point fourth quarter, Southeast…

View more photos from Tuesday’s game here. YATES CENTER — The Yates Center High School Wildcats opened their season with a misstep after falling to the Southeast Lancers 62-33 Tuesday night.  The Wildcats could not…

Christmas break may have arrived at the perfect time for USD 257 schools to avoid a widespread onset of illnesses. A survey of local schools reveals most — at least so far — have avoided…

Midwest Chiropractic celebrated the opening of their new Iola location Wednesday afternoon, exactly 39 years after they first opened their doors to clients. Dr. Larry Buck graduated from Kansas City’s Cleveland Chiropractic College in 1986.…

GoodLife Innovations had some good news for its clients in the Iola area to wrap up 2025. The organization that provides community-based support for adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities, will keep its day center…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis was on edge Thursday following the fatal shooting of a woman by a federal officer taking part in the Trump administration’s latest immigration crackdown, with protesters venting their outrage, the governor urging restraint and…

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. filings for jobless benefits rose in the last week of 2025 but remain historically low, despite signs that the labor market is weakening. The number of Americans filing for jobless claims…

TOPEKA — Kansas leaders approved a $12,000 payment for a former prison employee, settling a case accusing the state corrections department of disability discrimination and retaliatory termination. Brady Greeve worked at three state correctional facilities…

TOPEKA — The third full year of Kansas’ 988 suicide and crisis hotline revealed growing demand for intervention services available at five regional call centers, resulting in a recommendation to the Kansas Legislature for a…

TOPEKA – Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland encourages jobseekers and employers searching for available talent to take part in this year’s first Virtual Statewide Job Fair, hosted by KANSASWORKS, from 8 a.m.…