Crest High School graduate Braylee Burnett has grand dreams. The 17-year-old plans to follow her parents’ footsteps into the medical field. Her father, Michael, is the Emergency Medical Services director for Allen County. Mother Amy…

In their quest to have better health care representation on the board of directors of the Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center, Allen County Commissioners decided to appoint one of their own.  Commissioners unanimously appointed Commission…

TOPEKA — Jessie Lawson made an appointment for Monday morning as soon as she heard about the Kansas Court of Appeals ruling Friday that allows Kansans to change the gender markers on their licenses. As…

Senate Republicans released a bill that would end tax credits for wind and solar earlier than for other sources, and make only modest changes to most other incentives, dashing hopes of those seeking relief from…

Iola officials will mark the opening of its new outdoor Fitness Court with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday. The Fitness Court, east of the Prairie Spirit Trail in the 100 block of Scott Street, was built…

Miles down a gravel road marked “X”, singing, laughing and music filled a tallgrass prairie pasture Saturday afternoon as the Symphony in the Flint Hills hosted its “Grande Finale” Saturday, hosting people for an afternoon…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel claimed Tuesday to have killed a top Iranian general as it traded more strikes with its longtime foe, and U.S. President Donald Trump warned residents of Tehran to evacuatewhile…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans on Monday proposed deeper Medicaid cuts, including new work requirements for parents of teens, as a way to offset the costs of making President Donald Trump’s tax breaks more permanent in…

NEW YORK (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez arrived at a federal prison on Tuesday to begin serving an 11-year sentence for accepting bribes of gold and cash and acting as an agent of Egypt.…

A year ago, the Iola High School Underhogs barbecue cookoff team was content to just soak in the atmosphere at nationals. Iola’s lone squad took 30th out of 55 teams, and didn’t make it to…