A new version of the popular diabetes treatment Mounjaro can be sold as a weight-loss drug, U.S. regulators announced Wednesday. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Eli Lilly’s Zepbound, or tirzepatide. The drug helped…

Arrests reported Iola police officers arrested Cody Dugger, 31, Iola, for suspicion of domestic battery late Monday in the 500 block of North Second Street. Drake C. Sellman was arrested for suspected possession of a…

Rep. Robert Garcia plans to introduce legislation Wednesday aimed at discouraging federal law enforcement agencies from conducting raids or otherwise intervening in states and localities that have approved local measures to legalize or decriminalize the…

Their stories were markedly different in many aspects, but with similar themes. The four most recent graduates of Allen County Drug Court — an intense, supervised recovery program drug offenders can complete as a means…

OSAWATOMIE — An undercover investigation led to the arrest Wednesday of former Iolan Garrett Tomlinson on several drug and weapon charges.  The Osawatomie Police Department announced in a press release that Tomlinson, 27, was taken…

It’s not easy for a young person to avoid drugs and alcohol, especially in college. Jake White, now a motivational speaker, found most social gatherings at college were house parties where students drank alcohol and…

TOPEKA — In the mid ’90s, Paula Mitchell was celebrating a college basketball win at a party hosted by one of the players. As the designated driver for her friends, she was sticking to Dr.…

At times, the atmosphere in Allen County District Court on Thursday afternoon felt like a festive celebration. “Big round of applause!” Chief District Judge Dan Creitz would shout, again and again.  Sometimes, there were tears.…

Unused prescription medication can be disposed of from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Iola Police Department. The Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center and Allen County Multi-Agency Team are co-sponsoring the local participation…

Annual deaths from drug overdoses in the U.S. topped 100,000 for the first time, according to new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data, a harrowing statistic as the nation continues to cope with the…