WASHINGTON — As the Capitol was overtaken by a violent mob Wednesday, quick-thinking floor staff grabbed the wooden Electoral College mahogany boxes from the well of the Senate chamber and took them out, along with…

For the past two months, President Donald Trump has urged his supporters to protest what he has alleged was a fraudulent election.  On Wednesday, he got specific. Go to the U.S. Capitol, he told the…

Welcome to America, a would-be third-world dictatorship, where the president refuses to cede power, ignores the will of the people, rallies his supporters to ignore the Constitution and whines about disloyalty while terrorists storm the…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump for the first time acknowledged his defeat in the Nov. 3 election  and announced there would be an “orderly transition on January 20th” after Congress concluded the electoral vote…

The violent armed anarchy on display at the nation’s capitol Wednesday was brought to you by none other than Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley in enthusiastic support of President Donald Trump’s incitement to insurrection. Trump and…

The insurrection at the U.S. Capitol was both stunning and predictable, the result of a Republican Party that has repeatedly enabled President Donald Trump’s destructive behavior.  When Trump was a presidential candidate in 2016, Republican…

TOKYO (AP) — Amid the global outrage at the storming of the U.S. Capitol building by angry supporters of President Donald Trump was a persistent strain of glee from those who have long resented the…

Daisy Bonita Holeman, age 95, resident of Fort Scott, formerly of Bronson, died Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, at Via Christi Medical Center in Pittsburg. She was born June 8, 1925, to Albert Peter Wilson and…

The winter sports season — idle since before Christmas — ramps up quickly, with high school and middle school athletes returning to action this week. Iola’s basketball players and wrestlers are anticipating a busy two…

Postseason assignments for the 2020-21 basketball season have been announced. Iola’s Mustangs and Fillies are in the Class 4A substate, and will compete Feb. 27-March 6 against Fort Scott, Louisburg, Ottawa and Paola for a…