NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart, which became the nation’s largest retailer by making low prices a priority, has found itself in a place it’s rarely been: Warning customers that prices will rise for goods ranging…

Work crews used a pumping system in order to distribute concrete Wednesday for the footings and foundation for the visitors center at Lehigh Portland State Park south of Iola. The center will include a basement…

TOPEKA — The Kansas Senate Committee on Government Efficiency dug through hundreds of online submissions Tuesday and set an agenda for the coming months tackling issues from transparency to auditing. The meeting agenda, released Monday,…

Ongoing disagreement about hangar rental rates at the Allen County Airport have resulted in a business owner ending his relationship with the county.  “He’s through with the county and the problems he has with the…

TOPEKA — The Kansas attorney general and a Shawnee County judge approved a wrongful-conviction settlement of more than $200,000 for a man who stood trial three times for a series of criminal sexual offenses before…

WYANDOTTE COUNTY — Although Wyandotte County has yet to see a reported measles outbreak, public health officials are readying public guidance and offering vaccine services as the disease inches north from southwest Kansas. As of…

As they shape Allen Community College’s budget for the 2025-26 school year, trustees will be asked to bump the school’s pay scale by $250,000. The Board will meet May 27 to further discuss recommendations from…

The recent chronic delays and cancellations at New Jersey’s largest airport have highlighted the shortage of air traffic controllers and the aging equipment they use, which President Donald Trump’s administration wants to replace. The Federal…

Iola leaders expressed a willingness once again to visit with Allen County commissioners about a countywide recycling program. Council members were given a glimpse Monday of what one such program would look like, with one…

Iola is getting a splash park. City Council members approved spending up to $173,000 to help push the Community Involvement Task Force/PRIDE Committee over the top in its quest to get a splash park in…