Spectators got cozy before Friday’s Movie on the Square in downtown Iola. The free event featured the movie “Holes” along with complimentary popcorn, water, ice cream and a chance to enjoy a near-perfect evening on…

HUMBOLDT — Throngs turned out over the weekend for Humboldt’s fourth annual Middle of Everywhere Music Festival. Intermitten sprinkles did little to dampen the enthusiasm among the crowds as an assortment of musicians and vocalist…

NEW YORK (AP) — Kraft Heinz is splitting into two companies a decade after a merger of the brands created one of the biggest food manufacturers on the planet. One of the companies, currently called Global Taste…

JALALABAD, Afghanistan (AP) — The United Nations warned of an exponential rise in casualties from a major earthquake in eastern Afghanistan, as the Taliban said the death toll passed 1,400 on Tuesday, with more than 3,000 people…

WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Trump administration may declare a national housing emergency this fall as the White House looks to highlight key issues for midterm campaign voters. “We’re trying to figure…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration violated federal law by sending National Guard troops to Southern California during immigration enforcement operations and accompanying protests, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday. U.S. District Judge…

MINNEAPOLIS — Laura DuSchane had just walked her 3-year-old son, Rory, across the street to Annunciation Catholic School for his third day of preschool on what should have been an ordinary Wednesday morning. Back in…

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is making calls to legislators and has his team planning for a potential special session on gun legislation, a senior administration official says. “It’s time to take serious action…

Fred VanWey isn’t afraid of bringing things back from the dead. As a child, one of his chores, before he could go outside and play, was to do routine repairs around the house. It wasn’t…

With mixed emotions, and more than a hint of exhaustion, Steve Strickler watched as a pair of 18-wheelers departed Thursday evening. Their load — 65 milking cows, the last of the Strickler Holstein Dairy operation…