The juggernaut that is the Iola High School forensics team once again will field a full squad ? and then some ? at the upcoming state tournament in Topeka. Iola will take 16 entries to…

If you’ve been waiting for a chance to serve on your local city council or school board, now’s the time to decide. Candidates have about five weeks, until noon on June 3, to file for…

STERLING — A standoff in central Kansas following the separate shootings of Rice County Sheriff  Bryant Evans, 53, and Undersheriff Chad Murphy, 48, after the dead body of the suspected perpetrator was found in a…

Legalizing sports gambling in Kansas seemed like a safe bet earlier this year. It’s a new source of tax dollars and enjoys bipartisan support. Yet so far, attempts to advance a sports gambling bill have…

The recent New York Giants draft pick injured in a Topeka, Kan., shooting sent a message Monday to his slain Washburn University teammate, thanking him for being a “true friend.” “I love you forever,” Corey…

Two Iola elementary school students received honorable mention for safety posters they designed for the Kansas Farm Bureau Safety Poster Program. Sydney Hayes, a second-grader at Jefferson Elementary School, and  Michaela Riebel, a fifth-grader at…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt’s high school and middle school were placed in lockdown briefly this morning after a school administrator received what was described as a threatening social media message from a student. Superintendent of Schools…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Clark Hunt stood in front of a dozen or so reporters and offered humility. Finally. Humility not from himself, necessarily, but from the Chiefs as an organization. Maybe this can mean…

A variety of music and instruments will be on display this week as the Allen Community College Music Department will present “The Student Music Recital” at 7 p.m. on Thursday at the Malmgren Music Studio,…

SAN DIEGO — Children with autism spectrum disorder can be reliably diagnosed as young as 14 months, according to a study by University of California, San Diego autism researchers. If results are confirmed by independent…