The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a strong and unusual warning on Saturday: “You are not a horse. You are not a cow. Seriously, y’all. Stop it.” On Friday, Mississippi’s health department issued a…

CHANUTE — The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is investigating a shooting Friday night in which a Chanute Police Officer shot and killed a Chanute man. According to a KBI news release, Chanute police officers received…

On Friday, Governor Laura Kelly directed flags be flown at half-staff at all state grounds, buildings, and facilities in honor of Morton County firefighter Josh Schwindt, who was fatally electrocuted while searching for survivors of a…

OVERLAND PARK — Physicians Andrew Schlachter and Dena Hubbard made life-or-death appeals Friday for Kansans to accept vaccination against COVID-19 to save themselves and loved ones at a time when spread of the delta variant…

If Iola firefighters have their say, the city will retain its ambulance crews, even after a contract to provide countywide emergency medical services expires Dec. 31. The entire Iola Fire Department has penned a letter…

Kyle Griffeth, who served as an Army bomb tech in Afghanistan from 2010 to 2011, worries about what happens next in the country now that the Taliban has taken control. He knows it’s typical for…

Military veterans and their families are invited to come to the LaHarpe VFW Post today to discuss the current situation in Afghanistan or other issues.  The VFW will be open from 9 a.m. to 5…

Forecasters are monitoring a new disturbance in the eastern Atlantic. They’re also watching the newly re-strengthened Hurricane Grace and Tropical Storm Henri, which is forecast to turn into a hurricane soon. A Hurricane Henri could…

Farm-City Days will end with a musical extravaganza this year with the performance of Nashville recording artist Dillon Carmichael. The Oct. 17 concert is a departure from previous Farm-City Days shows in that it will…

Iola High School and Iola Middle School offered a COVID-19 vaccination clinic for students and faculty on Friday, in cooperation with Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas. About 15 to 20 IHS students were expected…