Members of Iola Community Theatre’s Improv Comedy Team are rooting for Rookies Saturday. The improv troupe will offer a show at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the ICT Warehouse, 203 S. Jefferson. Proceeds will be handed…

Batteries continue to be a problem at the Allen County Landfill, even as officials work toward a solution. Landfill crews stopped two potential fires in the past week, Public Works Director Mitch Garner told county…

A downtown restaurant remains shuttered after a Friday evening fire, but the quick response of Iola fire crews may have helped save the historic building from destruction. The fire at Rookies Sports Bar & Grill,…

Rookies Sports Bar and Grill will be closed for the foreseeable future as owners Carri and Mike Sailor survey the damage from a Friday evening fire. Iola Fire Department crews responded and were able to…

WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — Retired mailman and Vietnam veteran Thomas Leonard lived in the historic former capital of Hawaii for 44 years until this week, when a rapidly moving wildfire burned down his apartment, melted…

Some changes could be coming to the Allen County Landfill concerning the disposal of tires and electronics. County leaders will pursue plans to create new, separate spaces to collect both items after consulting with an…

Buying a new ambulance isn’t going to be a simple process, Allen County commissioners learned this week. That’s because supply chain issues have made for a lengthy wait to receive the units, Terry Call told…

PARIS (AP) — A strong explosion hit a building in Paris’ Left Bank on Wednesday, leaving at least 16 injured and igniting a fire that sent smoke soaring over city monuments and prompted the evacuation…

OSWEGO — A bridge spanning the Neosho River south of Oswego sustained minor damage after somebody set fire to logs and limbs caught on one of the bridge’s pilings Saturday night. The Parsons Sun reported…

NEW YORK (AP) — A fire at a New York City e-bike shop quickly spread to upper-floor apartments and killed four people early Tuesday in the latest deadly blaze linked to exploding lithium ion batteries.…