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TOPEKA — Members of the Kansas congressional delegation praised U.S. military forces following the bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities, but disagreed as to whether President Donald Trump threatened to draw the United States in a…

Allen County has taken a step forward in storing energy.  On June 10, Allen County commissioners approved a resolution that allows for Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS). The facilities store electrical energy in batteries for…

A body, believed to be that of a 12-year-old boy struck and killed by a train near Erie Wednesday, has been found. Neosho County Sheriff Greg Taylor announced Sunday that the body had been found…

LAHARPE — It’s only a myth, Harry Lee Jr. said Saturday, that there were grooves in the highway left by his mother’s dragging fingernails when she reluctantly moved to LaHarpe from Kansas City in 1951.…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran launched missile attacks Monday on a U.S. military base in Qatar, retaliating for the American bombing of its nuclear sites and escalating tensions in the volatile region. U.S.…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday called into question the future of Iran’s ruling theocracy after a surprise attack on three of the country’s nuclear sites, seemingly contradicting his administration’s earlier calls to…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States inserted itself into Israel’s war against Iran by dropping 30,000-pound bombs on a uranium enrichment site early Sunday, raising urgent questions about what remains of Tehran’s…

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The U.S. military struck three sites in Iran early Sunday, directly joining Israel ’s war aimed at decapitating the country’s nuclear program in a risky gambit to weaken a longtime…

MINNEAPOLIS — The decision whether to seek a death sentence against Vance Boelter will ultimately lie in the hands of the Trump administration’s attorney general, a vocal supporter of capitol punishment. Federal charges filed against…

A property with deep community roots may soon see new life as the Iola Public Library seeks to transfer ownership of the historic Flewharty House to the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. The transfer, prompted by…