A late-season snow falls on Iola’s downtown square Tuesday morning.

DALLAS (TNS) — The deep freeze and snowfall that paralyzed Texas this week could be the costliest weather event in state history as home and auto claims start to pour in, insurance industry officials warn.…

Local youth play in a snowbank at Iola Middle School, while a custodian shovels a sidewalk nearby. Temperatures dipped to -17 this morning, according to a sign at TLC Garden Center, LaHarpe.

NOTE: The Iola Register newspaper will not be delivered to households today because of bitterly cold temperatures and snow in order to protect the health and safety of our carriers. Print copies are available at…

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A major winter storm dropped more than a foot of snow on parts of Nebraska and Iowa, disrupting traffic and shuttering some schools, while blanketing other parts of the middle of…

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A winter storm moving across southwestern Texas on Wednesday could dump more than a foot of snow before moving eastward and possibly spawning tornadoes in parts of Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi…

BERLIN (AP) — Residents of a Swiss town got a bit of a shock when it started snowing particles of a fine cocoa powder after the ventilation system at a chocolate factory malfunctioned. The Lindt…

(AP) —  Icy roads, deadly tornadoes, punishing waves — severe weekend weather has been blamed for 11 deaths and major damage in parts of the Midwest, South and Northeast. Tens of thousands remained without electrical…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A winter storm has closed schools, snarled traffic and caused a fatality crash in Kansas. The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory today for northeast and southern Kansas. Accumulations…

Mother Nature may throw a monkey wrench into travel plans for Thanksgiving. A number of active storm systems are forecast from coast to coast on and before Thanksgiving Day. Forecasts call for an 80 percent…