NEW YORK (AP) — A man who opened fire in a classroom at Virginia’s Old Dominion University was granted early release from federal prison in 2024 after completing a drug treatment program, a person familiar with the…

Dozens of Labette County residents and city leaders gathered Thursday in Parsons to hear from representatives of a company planning a 1-mile underground nuclear reactor. Some locals raised concerns while the company tried to make…

WASHINGTON (AP) — All six crew members of a KC-135 refueling aircraft that crashed while supporting operations against Iran are dead, the U.S. military said Friday. U.S. Central Command, which oversees the Middle East, said…

Nearly every part of the United States is getting walloped by wild weather or just about to be. Days of downpours have begun in Hawaii. The Southwest will soon bake with day after day of record 100-degree-plus…

Iola High School senior Bethany Miller recently performed with the top high school musicians in Kansas after earning second chair trombone in the state band.  The achievement followed a competitive audition process and culminated in…

A $10,000 grant came at the perfect time for Alanza Kinzle, owner of the Feedlot in Iola. The Feedlot was one of eight businesses in Kansas, and one of 400 across the country, tapped to…

When Iola High School Career and Technical Education Coordinator Dana Daugharthy approached Emprise Bank about help with funding this year’s Reality U, Iola’s branch manager Kristin Wright and Jerry Dreher, a commercial lender for Emprise,…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom said there was no imminent threat to the state, despite a warning from the FBI that Iran could send drones to the West Coast in retaliation for…

HUMBOLDT — It was a banner day for mental health awareness Wednesday at Humboldt High School. The school’s Zero Reasons Why chapter hosted “Banner Day” during the the school’s lunch period, where students were invited…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed a broad bill on Thursday to make U.S. housing more accessible and affordable, a rare bipartisan effort in Congress to address a growing national problem. The bill, which passed…