KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces bombarded areas around Kyiv and another city just hours after pledging to scale back military operations in those places to help negotiations along, Ukrainian authorities said Wednesday. The shelling…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Maine Sen. Susan Collins said Wednesday she will vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, giving Democrats at least one Republican vote and all but assuring that Jackson will become the first…

Big things could be coming to the Allen County Regional Airport. At least two hangars, one for a crop dusting business and an even larger one for a Topeka air museum, are on the horizon.…

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. intelligence officials have determined that Russian President Vladimir Putin is being misinformed by his advisers about his nation’s forces’ poor performance in Ukraine, according to a U.S. official. Meanwhile, President Joe…

BURLINGTON — Iola High didn’t let the sting of disappointment in a walk-off loss linger. The Mustang softball team rebounded from a tough, 5-4 loss to host Burlington — the winning run scored on a…

BURLINGTON — It’s still early in the season, but Iola High’s baseball team seems to have answered any  lingering questions about replacing a bushel of talented departed seniors. The Mustangs improved to 3-0 with a…

1. Piper Barney, MV, 5’4”; 5. Kaitlyn Drake, MV, 4’4” Long jump 1. Janae Granere, MV, 16’3”; 3. Barney, 14’2”; 4. Drake, 13’9.5” Triple jump 1. Granere, 33’11.25’ 2. Barney, 31’3” Discus 3. Lindsey Godderz,…

“What if you didn’t have a Switch?” Horrified gasps filled the air of the gymnasium at Jefferson Elementary School as first and second grade students imagined life without their beloved handheld video game device. “What…

A little more than half of Allen County’s $2.4 million in federal relief funds are now spoken for. Lisse Regehr, CEO of Thrive Allen County, gave commissioners an update on plans to spend the county’s…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — One of two flamingos that escaped from a Kansas zoo during a storm 17 years ago has been spotted on the coast of Texas, wildlife officials said. The Coastal Fisheries division…