DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran held annual military drills with Russia on Thursday as a second American aircraft carrier drew closer to the Middle East, with both the United States and Iran signaling they…

TOPEKA — Kansans will soon be required to use the bathroom of their biological sex at birth in all government buildings after the House on Wednesday joined the Senate to override Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto.…

It was a cold, bleak day when Kansas officials joined Allen County folk last March to officially break ground for construction at Lehigh-Portland State Park. Swathed in their winter gear, they shoved their gold-plated shovels…

History will come alive Friday when actor and keynote speaker Randy Otto presents his one-man performance as Winston Churchill at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. Otto’s presentation, part of the Bowlus’ Sleeper Family Trust Speaker…

The Lenten season began as it traditionally does in Iola, with a hearty breakfast, hosted by First Presbyterian Church. Future breakfasts will be at First Christian Church on Feb. 25, St. John’s Catholic Church on…

CLARK COUNTY — Warm, springlike conditions, coupled with gusty south winds, made life treacherous for firefighters across the Sunflower State Tuesday. A wildfire in southwest Kansas burned 150,000 acres before it was contained, the Hays…

TOPEKA — The Senate advanced a bill Tuesday that would make Kansas the first state in the nation to stop attorneys from recommending an amount for noneconomic damages, such as pain and suffering, in civil…

TOPEKA — The Kansas Senate overrode Gov Laura Kelly’s veto on Tuesday, putting the state one step closer to forcing people to use bathrooms in government buildings that match their biological sex at birth.   …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mark Zuckerberg will testify in an unprecedented social media trial that questions whether Meta’s platforms deliberately addict and harm children. Meta’s CEO is expected to answer tough questions on Wednesday from…

Iola High School’s forensics team has had a successful start to its 2026 competitive speaking and drama season. An Iola contingent took second place as a team Saturday at a competition in Independence. Individually, Logan…