WASHINGTON — A member of the Oath Keepers agreed to cooperate with U.S. prosecutors investigating an alleged plot by the far-right group to storm the Capitol, on the same day that a 49-year-old grandmother who…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits dropped last week, a sign that layoffs declined and the job market is improving. The Labor Department said Thursday that jobless claims declined just…

SEDGWICK — Marksmen from Humboldt and Southern Coffey County high schools were in Sedgwick Friday and Saturday for the Kansas State High School Clay Target League’s 2021 State Tournament. The event drew some of the…

More than 90 area youngsters have been participating in a sports camp this week at Iola’s First Baptist Church. The event runs through Friday, with sports, games and activities mixed in with Bible lessons. Among…

MORAN — A newly formed baseball team, suiting up against some of the most powerful squads in southeast Kansas, is having some growing pains, but still improving. The Moran American Legion Post 385 Wildcats —…

NEW YORK (AP) — Aroldis Chapman bent over sharply and cursed at himself after blowing a save with a four-pitch bases-loaded walk and falling behind on an infield single. Just 13 minutes later, the closer…

The Olympic Games oath, in which a representative of the host country promises on behalf of all athletes to compete honorably, closes with the aspiration: “To make the world a better place through sport.” There…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Trae Young scored 48 points, Clint Capela converted a go-ahead putback with 29.8 seconds left and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Milwaukee Bucks 116-113 on Wednesday night to open the Eastern Conference…

“Drowning machines.” That’s the term boating experts have given to the type of small dam that claimed the lives of at least four people who were riding tubes along the Dan River Wednesday near the…

Kelly McCammon, a former Iolan who is a senior at Emporia State University, completed her track career there by placing in two events in the National Association Outdoor Championships last week in Russellville, Ark. She…