More than half a million Kansans voted for Joe Biden for president.  In the end, not one counted. That’s because Kansas uses the winner-take-all formula to decide how to cast its electoral college votes that…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota man who was tracking a large buck on the opening weekend of deer hunting season wound up finding another prize for his collection when he came across a 3-foot alligator.…

Bill Brecheisen’s memory has faded, but only slightly, from his stint in World War II. He recounts with stunning clarity his 503 days on the front lines, from the invasions and eventual liberation of Sicily…

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA is underestimating the amount of time and money it will take to bring Mars rocks back to Earth in the coming decade, an independent panel said Tuesday. The review…

Kyle Griffeth doesn’t remember the names of all the combat outposts he was stationed at in Afghanistan, but he can’t forget the Tangi Valley. Tangi Valley “was the worst,” said Griffeth. “I was there for…

Tuesday was a night for Mustangs to honor Mustangs. Iola High’s annual postseason football banquet included the introduction of the Distinguished Mustang Award, which was devised by the Iola Football Alumni Group, and voted on…

A card shower is planned to honor Merle and Julia Sterling, who will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Sunday. Merle Sterling, son of Alvin “Ace” and Edna Sterling, and Julia Dorris, daughter of Marion and…

Those looking for a special way to celebrate the Christmas season this year will find a welcome occasion to do so in “Christmas with the Celts,” the Bowlus Fine Arts Center’s first show of the…

The Korean War, which opened a year ago today, has cost the lies of three men from this immediate vicinity and many others have been wounded  on its battlefield. Among those involved were Col. Robert…

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Just when you thought it should be safe to go back to the water, the record-setting tropics are going crazy. Again. Tropical Storm Eta is parked off the western coast…