ST. LOUIS (AP) — Violent crime across the U.S. decreased last year — dropping to about the same level as before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic — but property crimes rose substantially, according to…

IOLA MUNICIPAL COURT Judge Patti Boyd Convicted as follows with fines assessed: Robin F. Cox, Mapleton, no driver’s license, $195 Kayla D. DeVoe, Iola, four counts of theft, $653.77, probation Jase T. Herrman, Elsmore, failure…

Vandalism reported Roland Sutterby told police officers Sunday somebody cut his trampoline and basketball goal net sometime the previous evening in the 400 block of South Walnut Street.  An investigation continues. Home, vehicle  damaged Douglas…

IOLA MUNICIPAL COURT Judge Patti Boyd Convicted as follows with fines assessed: Cory A. Boren, Iola, grass clippings in roadway, $25 Melinda M. Fischer, Le Roy, theft, $365, probation Tony L. Hendricks, Chanute, disorderly conduct,…

Accident reported Jack C. Geisler was pulling onto U.S. 54 from the Casey’s General Store parking lot at the First Street intersection when his car collided with a westbound pickup driven by Grant J. Luedke…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Groups of teenagers swarmed into stores in several areas of Philadelphia in an apparently coordinated effort, stuffing plastic bags with merchandise and fleeing, authorities said. Police arrested 15 to 20 people. The…

OSWEGO — The Labette County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a fire beneath a bridge spanning the Neosho River. The fire, discovered Saturday, marked the second time in the past few months logs accumulated beneath the…

Meter reader attacked A meter reader for the City of Iola was attacked by a pit bull terrier and was taken to the hospital Wednesday, Iola police officers reported. The victim, whose name was not released,…

IOLA MUNICIPAL COURT Judge Patti Boyd Convicted as follows: Paul F. Barras, Iola, driving while suspended (third or subsequent conviction), $655 Hosea J. Berryhill, Kansas City, Mo., disobeying stop/yield sign, $195 Malissa J. Brooks, Iola,…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A military judge at Guantanamo Bay has ruled one of the 9/11 defendants too mentally ill to stand trial, after a military medical panel found that the man’s abuse in CIA custody…