Iran may have averted U.S. strikes for now by pledging not to execute protesters after pressure from President Donald Trump. Trump told reporters Wednesday he had been informed the “killing in Iran is stopping,” adding…

TOPEKA — U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran of Kansas, an occupational resident of Washington, D.C., for three decades, says he looked forward to reading weekly editions of the Plainville Times for the latest news from his…

PITTSBURG — A 17-year-old was charged with first degree murder in the fatal shooting of Adam Basauri II, a senior attending Girard High School. Bausari, 18, a football standout for the Girard Trojans, was headed…

TOPEKA — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent activity in Kansas City and across the United States inspired a Democratic state legislator to attempt to hijack a Republican’s bill to read ICE “shall have no…

Allen Community College’s board of trustees welcomed back Becky Nilges, Jenny Spillman and Jessica Thompson at their first meeting of the new year Tuesday evening. All three were reelected to their positions in November. In…

Casey McDonald Dye was sentenced to 206 months, or just over 17 years, in prison for the 2022 murder of Ryan Holcomb Tuesday in Allen County District Court. Chief District Judge Daniel Creitz was the…

Iola High School freshmen received a lesson in career readiness and community involvement Wednesday morning during a presentation by Barbara Button, executive director of Humanity House. Button outlined a series of sessions designed to introduce…

Planning and Zoning Administrator Terry Call provided commissioners Tuesday morning with an update on a proposed meteorological study that could support a future wind farm project in Allen County. Call said the company, River Cat…

As Democratic Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly starts the final session of her second term as governor, she’s hailing a deal to attract the Kansas City Chiefs and asking people to reject the growing divides and…

The Iola City Council welcomed two new faces and said goodbye to three outgoing members Monday evening. Doug Kerr, Jeremiah Ivy, Mark Peters and incumbent Nich Lohman were sworn in as new members. Kerr will…