NEW YORK (AP) — Freshman Trevor Keels scored 25 points and classmate Paolo Banchero added 22 to help No. 9 Duke open Mike Krzyzewski’s final season by beating 10th-ranked Kentucky 79-71 on Tuesday night in…

MOSCOW (AP) — Nearly 83% of hospital beds designated for COVID-19 patients are filled, Russian authorities said today, as daily tallies of new infections and deaths remain at all-time highs.  Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova…

General Electric Co. will split into three separate companies in a stunning breakup of the iconic manufacturer founded by Thomas Edison whose sprawling businesses once made it the world’s most valuable company. The shares surged.…

We welcome the news that city and county officials reached agreement this week to continue as partners in providing emergency medical services to all of Allen County. The five-year contract not only ensures that citizens…

Security camera footage, shell casings and a small but distinctive tattoo played pivotal roles in the arrest of a man suspected in at least six killings over the past two months in the St. Louis…

Kansans, and their representatives, should firmly reject any special legislative session on COVID-19 vaccine mandates. A special session would be wasteful and dangerous. Vaccine exemption legislation would likely be illegal, and would certainly be unnecessary.…

After both sides said they were going their separate ways, the Iola-Allen County ambulance partnership will continue into 2022 and beyond. Iola City Council members approved, 8-0, a five-year contract to continue offering emergency medical…

Iola city officials expressed concern Monday that the planned opening of a new elementary school on the east side of town will lead to traffic congestion on Kentucky Street. The brief discussion was prompted by…

Kansas is an agricultural powerhouse, producing 64% of the nation’s sorghum and 23% of its winter wheat. We’re ranked third in cattle production and beef processing, according to the Kansas Department of Agriculture. So why…

About $185,000 in maintenance and repair projects were approved for Iola’s middle and high schools, along with the track, at Monday evening’s board meeting. The projects include tuckpointing at the middle school, an electrical panel…