The sound of gunfire somewhere at the far edge of South Washington Avenue prompted a call to police Sunday afternoon. The Allen County Sheriff’s Department said witnesses reported hearing between 15 to 20 shots, possibly…

TOPEKA — The Kansas Bureau of Investigation seized hundreds of pounds of marijuana and tens of thousands of pre-rolled joints, THC vapes and edibles during raids last week at 18 retail stores across Kansas. KBI…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation has risen in three of the last four months and is slightly higher than it was a year ago, when it helped sink then-Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign. Yet you…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new round of layoffs at the Education Department is depleting an agency that was hit hard in the Trump administration’s previous mass firings, threatening new disruption to the nation’s students and schools in areas…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House budget office said Friday that mass firings of federal workers have started in an attempt to exert more pressure on Democratic lawmakers as the government shutdown continues. Russ Vought,…

In 2010, Allen County voters put their money where their health was, overwhelmingly approving a sales tax with a big promise: a new hospital of their own. On Thursday night, that promise again took center…

WASHINGTON — The U.S. military command responsible for the Middle East will play a role in Gaza’s transition once a peace deal is finalized, though American troops aren’t intended to be deployed on the ground…

As a long-time merchant and now chair of the Iola Industries Board of Directors, Mary Kay Heard has seen her share of Iola’s triumphs — and its heartbreaks. She’s seen industries come and go, startups…

Iola City Council members will meet for their regular bi-monthly meeting Tuesday evening — not on Monday — because of the Columbus Day holiday. There, the Council will once again discuss a request to install…

MILDRED — Mildred will host a community conversation at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Mildred Store. Residents are invited to share their thoughts and concerns about the town’s future. The conversation is hosted by Thrive…