WASHINGTON (AP) — A coalition of health and environmental groups sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday, challenging the rescinding of a scientific finding that has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate…

Crews will begin replacing water lines, perhaps as early as Thursday, to accompany a full rebuild of U.S. 54 through Iola. Workers began erecting barricades limiting eastbound 54 traffic (Madison Avenue) to a single lane…

CHANUTE — It’s time to bite the bullet and address the city’s outdated water and wastewater plants, Chanute City Manager Todd Newman told Chanute Commissioners last week.  “We have no choice. We’re lucky they’re still…

TOPEKA — A Kansas House committee offered bipartisan support for legislation authorizing a protest-petition option for taxpayers eager to block city or county property tax increases that pushed revenue more than 3% above the previous…

TOPEKA — The Senate on Monday passed a bill to force state officials to share Kansans’ personal data with the federal government. In a vote along party lines, Senate Substitute for House Bill 2004 will…

TOPEKA — Five people walked through the Kansas Capitol on Monday shrouded in long, red cloaks and with faces concealed from view by wing-like white bonnets. The intent was to catch the attention of legislators…

There is a new type of farm spreading across the Kansas horizon. These farms do not have crops to cultivate, instead they harvest the wind and sunrays. Wind and solar farms have steadily increased across…

CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after the revered leader’s assassination, died Tuesday. He…

One year after opening its doors, Waters Hardware in Iola is celebrating strong growth and an ever-expanding inventory. Store manager Jerry Watson said the past year has exceeded expectations, crediting the community’s enthusiastic response for…

Iola High School crowned Harley Blankenship and Chloe Hoag as 2026 Homecoming King and Queen on Friday. Find more photos of the Winter Royalty Ceremony here.