WASHINGTON (AP) — Another intruder has breached the home of Air Force One, one of the nation’s most sensitive military bases, and this time a resident opened fire on the trespasser, Joint Base Andrews said…

Allen County Fair Board members are seeking information regarding a vandalism spree discovered over the weekend at the fairgrounds in Iola’s Riverside Park, which included several bits of graffiti. A door to a concession area…

MONTEREY PARK, Calif. — The burst of pops sounded, at first, like the firecrackers expected to cap a day of celebration. It was late Saturday night in Monterey Park, and the city’s Lunar New Year…

TOPEKA — Kansas public defense is at a crisis point, officials say, with overworked attorneys struggling to provide adequate services in the midst of a worker shortage. Heather Cessna, executive director of the Kansas State…

YATES CENTER — A bomb scare Monday evening at Yates Center High School prompted authorities to evacuate the school as well as several neighbors for several hours. Yates Center Police Chief Michael Strode said the…

A pair of thefts, separated by three years, have been resolved. Iola police officers said a log splitter owned by Iolan Ryan Sigg had been located after he reported the theft from a residence in…

A Petrolia man has been arrested on suspicion of killing a Chanute man who was found dead on Saturday. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation and sheriff’s departments in Allen and Neosho counties are investigating. Casey…

TOPEKA — The Kansas Bureau of Investigation director said the agency’s new data tracking system is about halfway complete and will create a better overview of the state’s crime problem, including a potential rise in…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — As bullets tore through a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, killing five people and wounding many more, one patron who had been partying moments before rushed into action, grabbing a…

Convicted as follows with fines assessed: James H. Lueders, Houston, Texas, failure to yield, $195 Nicholas C. Wanner, Iola, possession of marijuana, interference with law enforcement, $675, probation ordered Dommica Bailey, Iola, dog running at…