A child was taken to a Kansas City Hospital after being struck by a motorist at the intersection of Jefferson and Breckenridge streets in north Iola Monday. The Iola Police Department reported Michael Holtz was…

Monday’s severe weather prompted discussion at Tuesday’s Allen County Commission meeting and spurred conversation about efforts to identify possible issues with the county’s new Genasys emergency notification system. Emergency Management Director Jason Trego told commissioners…

Iola Police Department’s annual Hooked On Fishing, Not On Drugs (HOFNOD) fishing derby is slated for Saturday morning at Abbott’s Pond, to the west of North Cottonwood Street. The event is free for children ages…

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Ceasefires have been announced, often to great fanfare, in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran. So why is there still so much fighting? In just the last few weeks, Israeli forces have…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles against Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities overnight, killing at least 22 civilians and wounding 138 others, authorities said Tuesday. Russian President Vladimir…

Severe weather in the region early Monday morning resulted in a tornado warning for parts of Allen County — but no tornado sirens for area residents. Allen County Emergency Management Director Jason Trego told the…

If anyone still believes President Donald Trump is the ultimate dealmaker, his erratic efforts to exit his failed Iran war should shred that illusion. Whether or not a tenuous ceasefire holds, or if it is…

We have some bad news for anyone still intent on sitting out the AI revolution: You’re too late. If you’re like most Americans today, you already rely on artificial intelligence for myriad activities and services…

The SAFE BASE summer program kicked off Monday, welcoming students for another season of learning, recreation and adventure.  The free program, available to all K-8th grade students who live within USD 257, provides a chance…

Incumbent Jerry Daniels is the sole candidate to keep his seat on the Allen County Commission. Monday’s deadline passed with nobody else filing to vie for Daniels’s position. Daniels, of Humboldt, represents the southern portions…