SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Artificial intelligence company Anthropic is asking a federal judge on Tuesday to temporarily halt the Pentagon’s “unprecedented and stigmatizing” designation of the company as a supply chain risk. A hearing scheduled…

WASHINGTON — Markwayne Mullin was confirmed Department of Homeland Security secretary, placing the Oklahoma senator in charge of a Trump administration immigration crackdown that has triggered a 37-day funding shutdown of the cabinet agency. The…

Monday’s USD 257 Board of Education meeting began on a celebratory note, as dozens of students were recognized for achieving the highest possible score on Kansas state assessments. Curriculum Director Jenna Higginbotham welcomed a packed…

The onset of spring brings with it the obligatory chances of severe weather. The National Weather Service teamed up with Allen County Emergency Management to present “Storm Fury on the Plains” Monday at the Bowlus…

The Iola Area Chamber of Commerce is preparing to celebrate local businesses and community leaders at its annual awards dinner on April 9 at the Riverside Park Community Building. Cocktails will begin at 5:30 p.m.,…

Children’s author Brenda Maier paid a visit to Iola Elementary School Tuesday morning, one of several stops in the area as part of an Author Visit Program activity in and around Iola. Maier also was…

After smashing March heat records in 14 states and the U.S. as a whole, the gigantic heat dome that’s baked the Southwest is creeping eastward and may end up being one of the most expansive heat waves…

The U.S. Defense Department will remove media offices from the Pentagon after a federal judge sided with The New York Times in a lawsuit challenging limits on reporters’ access to the building, a department official announced Monday.…

TOPEKA — A contingent of House Republicans united with Democrats on Monday to push through a bill that reins in the middlemen operating between drug companies and pharmacies, offering more transparency for a system that…

JOPLIN — Iolan Braxton Curry added an armful of awards this month for her advertising and design skills.  Curry, a recent graduate of Pittsburg State University with a degree in graphic communications, received four awards…