LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and opposition leaders were pushing for the finish line in Britain’s election campaign today, dashing through multiple constituencies to drum up support in the final 72 hours…

Allen Community College will hold a reception recognizing outgoing board of trustee members, while also honoring incoming members. The reception will be in the Mary Ellen Stadler Room at 5 p.m. Tuesday prior to their…

AMES, Iowa — Joe Biden said Wednesday he would consider choosing California Sen. Kamala Harris as his vice president if he wins the Democratic nomination, and suggested several other possible jobs for her. “Of course…

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s pro-democracy opposition won a stunning landslide victory in weekend local elections in a clear rebuke to city leader Carrie Lam over her handling of violent protests that have divided…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Kris Kobach isn’t fazed that fellow Republicans worry he’s unpopular or too brash in pushing his hard-right views to keep Kansas’ open Senate seat in GOP hands next year. Senate Majority…

Former Iola City Administrator Carl Slaugh has been tapped by voters to serve on the City Council. Slaugh’s election was certified Monday by Allen County commissioners. Slaugh, whose name was not on the ballot in…

Democrats took full control of the Virginia legislature for the first time in more than two decades while the race for governor in deeply Republican Kentucky was too close to call despite a last-minute boost…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved removing Dr. Martin Luther King’s name from one of the city’s most historic boulevards, less than a year after the city council decided…

Iola mayoral candidates are incumbent Jon Wells, Ron Ballard and Larry Walden.   In Jon Wells’ two years as mayor, the city’s accomplishments aren’t the glamorous type, he acknowledged. “When you talk about finishing out…

Iola mayoral candidates are incumbent Jon Wells, Ron Ballard and Larry Walden.   A lack of interest among the general public in how Iola’s city operations function has sparked Larry Walden’s 2019 mayoral campaign. He…