A McDonald’s employee has been arrested after officers accused him of lacing the drinks of a pair of Allen County sheriff’s deputies with an industrial cleaner. Iola Police Chief Jared Warner said Trevor J. Hockaday,…

Riley Jones, left, digs into a biscuits and gravy breakfast next to his grandfather, Bill Wilson of Iola, at Lincoln Elementary School during the “Grands for Grandparents” event Friday morning. The three elementary schools in…

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A nationwide shortage of truckers has some industry officials and national lawmakers supporting a plan to allow 18-year-olds to become long-haul drivers, while others in the industry say it’s a…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The woman accusing Judge Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her is willing to tell her story in public to a Senate panel considering his nomination to the Supreme Court, her lawyer said…

Greystone and Arrowood residential care centers in Iola and Humboldt, respectively, celebrated National Assisted Living Week in style with a number of activities throughout the week.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say a Kansas sheriff’s deputy has been shot and killed while responding to a call about a suspicious person. The Wichita Eagle reports that Sedgwick County Sheriff Jeff Easter said…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Department of Agriculture hopes to start issuing licenses for farmers to grow industrial hemp in time for next year’s spring planting season. Agency spokeswoman Heather Lansdowne told the Lawrence…

“Can’t fight progress,” my father observed as he pitched his plan to buy our family’s first automatic dishwasher.  “Why would we want one”? I remember my mother’s counter. “We already have two daughters.” Fortunately for…

WASHINGTON — President Trump is getting his wish: It’s all about him.The election, that is.New evidence indicates that the midterm elections in seven weeks will be the clearest referendum on a president in at least…

In the 1970s, there was a study conducted in Harlem. Two identical apartment complexes were built. One was in perfect condition. In the other, a slight bit of damage was done to each apartment —…