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DENVER (AP) — Tina Peters, the former county clerk convicted of participating in a scheme to chase election conspiracy theories promulgated by President Donald Trump, was released from state prison Monday after the president successfully pressured Colorado’s…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States said Monday that it bombed radar and drone sites in Iran after Tehran shot down an American drone over the weekend. Iran then said it targeted…

TOPEKA — Overland Park Mayor Curt Skoog made a late entry into the governor’s race Monday, launching his campaign for the Democratic nomination just three hours ahead of the noon filing deadline. Skoog, who chose…

Interested buyers will have an opportunity to purchase tax-foreclosed properties next month when the county conducts its tax sale on June 25. According to Allen County Treasurer Darolyn Maley, the sale will begin at 9…

Iola’s Ward Chapel AME Church, which closed its doors for good last summer, has been sold. Ben Jett, an over-the-road truck driver, purchased the facility, and plans to use it as his residence Jett has…

After years of operating out of a small single-room office tucked into the back of the Recovery House at 16 N. Buckeye St. in Iola, the non-profit has relocated to 919 N. State St. Keithly…

Jerry Daniels, a Republican, is thus far the only candidate to file in advance of Monday’s noon filing deadline.  Of local note, the filing deadline also applies to anyone seeking one of three seats up…

Facing a battlefield stalemate in Ukraine and growing war fatigue among Russians, President Vladimir Putin appears ready to try to change the narrative around the conflict. He looks likely to sharply escalate the Russian aerial…

TOPEKA — A Kansas advocacy organization sounded an alarm about a report indicating 10,300 children in low-income families across the state stopped receiving food aid since President Donald Trump signed sweeping federal legislation nearly one…

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A rocket belonging to Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin exploded during a test at the launch pad Thursday night, shaking nearby homes and briefly painting the sky orange. Blue Origin said…