Arrests reported Allen County sheriff’s deputies arrested Hailey J. Willis, 19, Iola, for suspicion of driving under the influence and transporting an open container of alcohol Sunday. Deputies arrested Kimberlyn Cooper, 45, Iola, Saturday for…

WASHINGTON — Joe Biden picked up the endorsement of New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, one day after receiving the backing of another former rival for the Democratic presidential nomination, California Sen. Kamala Harris. “The answer…

No matter how many times I ford the low-water crossing near Lake Fegan dam, I hold my breath. Doesn’t matter the water is only two inches deep, though it gurgles and babbles as it rolls…

Ivan R. Jones, terminal manager for the three bus lines serving Iola, announced today that the Union Bus Depot will occupy new quarters about April 1. Jones has leased the site of the Texaco service…

Is “peace in our time” in Afghanistan at hand? President Trump thinks so. He described the agreement signed Saturday by an American diplomat and a Taliban official as providing “a powerful path forward to end…

KANSAS CITY — Kansas City Piper High’s Tamar Bates made an impact early and often in the Pirates’ 68-30 victory over the Iola Mustangs on Saturday. The four-star recruit — who’s under the gaze of…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Jim Denning once symbolized what for Medicaid expansion supporters was wrong with the Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature. Now, the Kansas Senate majority leader is an expansion champion who’s under fire from some…

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — No. 1 Kansas had the outright Big 12 title wrapped up before going back on the court after halftime. The Jayhawks then finished off something that hadn’t been done in the…

NEW YORK (AP) — Fear bludgeoned financial markets around the world Monday, and stocks, bond yields and oil plunged on metastasizing worries about the effects of the new coronavirus.  The most violent drops came from…

SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Mike Matheny thought highly of the Kansas City Royals when his St. Louis Cardinals faced them in their annual interleague series. Now that he’s managing the Royals, he’s equally as impressed.…