Iola Area Chamber of Commerce staff and supporters feted new member Recycle Bargains, located at 111 ½ W. Madison Ave. The business is the latest venture of Christia Hill, a 1999 graduate of Iola High…

A new transport wheelchair is making it easier for patients to move through Allen County Regional Hospital’s specialty clinic, thanks to a recent purchase by the hospital’s volunteer auxiliary. The chair, funded by a $2,530…

A former Colony man with an extended criminal history faces two counts of second-degree murder after a crash resulted in the death of a Missouri sheriff’s deputy and his wife. Garrett C. Cleaver, 40, Webb…

Texas Hill Country is known for its landscapes, where shallow rivers wind among hills and through rugged valleys. That geography also makes it one of the deadliest places in the United States for flash flooding. …

Kansas Republican Sen. Jerry Moran is hailing the passage of a budget bill that makes drastic cuts to Medicaid after he made changes that he said will protect Kansas hospitals from the effect of the…

TOPEKA — Kansas’ crime rate in 2024 reached its lowest mark in at least 20 years, according to recently released data, and some attribute the drop to law enforcement success. Violent crimes saw a five-year…

KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Crews picked through mountains of debris and waded into swollen rivers Monday in the search for victims of catastrophic flooding that killed nearly 90 people over the July Fourth weekend in Texas, including…

TOPEKA – The 1st of July is the start of the fiscal year for the state of Kansas. It’s also when most of the 129 laws passed by the 2025 Kansas Legislature officially go on…

TOPEKA — U.S. Rep. Ron Estes of Kansas honored the memory of one of his congressional interns who was shot to death in Washington, D.C. Estes offered condolences to the family of Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, 21,…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The University of Pennsylvania on Tuesday modified a trio of school records set by transgender swimmer Lia Thomas and said it would apologize to female athletes “disadvantaged” by her participation on the…