A toy car collection 30-plus years in the making is up for grabs this month. Bidding continues on more than 1,400 mint-condition toy cars — all still in their original packaging. The collection includes an…

TOPEKA —The One Big Beautiful Bill Act is expected to cut $145 million from Kansas’ coffers beginning next year, state officials said. That’s on top of an impending state budget hole that has shrunk since…

Saturday’s Iola Area Symphony Orchestra’s concert will be offered to the community at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. The orchestra will perform an eclectic selection ranging from “Star Wars” to “Appalachian Morning.” Of special note…

Members of the Sackler family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma must pay billions of dollars to settle a flood of lawsuits over the harms of opioids, under a new deal that was formally approved…

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Trump administration’s blueprint to secure and govern Gaza won strong approval at the United Nations on Monday, a crucial step that provides international support for U.S. efforts to move the…

St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church in Iola is setting aside a special time just for healing. It’s a monthly service devoted to offering a quiet, reflective space for community members dealing with personal hardships.  The service,…

It’s no coincidence Shirley Antes’s many years in education continued to lead her back to southeast Kansas. Like Dorothy realized in “The Wizard of Oz,” there’s no place like home. It was why Antes on…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Friday that he was scrapping U.S. tariffs on beef, coffee, tropical fruits and a broad swath of other commodities — a dramatic move that comes amid mounting pressure on his administration to…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Monday to review a policy used under past administrations to deny migrants a chance to apply for asylum on the Mexican border until space opened up to process claims. The justices will…

Sedgwick County Sheriff’s deputies are carrying out limited immigration work after the office signed an agreement last week with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Some departments and local ICE offices have used the agreements as…