BAXTER SPRINGS — Iola senior Brennen Coffield will make a bid for a state title after taking fourth place at Monday’s loaded sub-state tournament. With three of Kansas’ top- four ranked teams competing in the…

PITTSBURG — Humboldt sophomore Connor Newman earned a berth at the state tournament after taking the 2A Sub-State Tournament by two strokes Monday at Pittsburg’s Crestwood Country Club. It was Newman’s second sub-state title in…

Arrests reported Iola police officers arrested Khloe Utley Friday morning for suspicion of domestic battery in the 500 block of East Garfield Road. On May 11, officers arrested Zachary Genoble, 18, of Iola, for suspected…

TOPEKA — Wildfires are burning thousands of acres in southwest Kansas, and emergency management personnel from across the state are working to gain control and keep communities safe. Bill Waln, state fire management officer at…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt junior Jo Ellison threw a near perfect game with a 12-strikeout performance to guide the Humboldt Lady Cubs into the second round of the regional tournament with a 14-0 victory. The Lady…

A Kansas judge has cleared the way for transgender minors to resume gender-affirming care that lawmakers banned in 2025. Douglas County District Court Judge Carl Folsom III issued a temporary injunction blocking enforcement of key…

There are few job descriptions as apt as the family doctor. Their clients can be any age, from newborn to 100. A family doctor may be there when their patients are born, when they grow…

MILDRED — Seniors in northern Allen County wanting to take part in the Southeast Kansas Area Agency on Aging’s (SEKAAA) 60+ Dine program traditionally came to Iola for meals served through the Allen County Regional…

BEIJING (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived Tuesday night in China for meetings with Chinese leader Xi Jinping less than a week after U.S. President Donald Trump wrapped up his own trip to Beijing. Putin’s plane landed…

TOPEKA — When reporters at a Kansas newspaper heard about the gruesome death of a local 13-year-old boy in December, one tried to get the court records that could establish an official account of how…