TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly called Tuesday for Kansas officials to stop distracting themselves with “wedge issues” in education, sharply rebuking a Republican-controlled Legislature pursuing policies catering to conservative parents unhappy with…

Students in SAFE BASE, the after-school program in USD 257, learned all about whale sharks as part of the annual Shark Week program. A school bus was decorated as a whale shark, the world’s largest…

About an inch of wet, heavy snow fell over Allen County overnight Tuesday and into Wednesday morning. Temperatures were expected to remain cold before warming to the 50s Friday and Saturday, then drop again on…

Allen County will need to budget somewhere between 12-15% more for its health insurance costs in the coming year. Commissioners met with their insurance representative, Stephen Euston with Bukaty Companies of Leawood, on Tuesday morning…

PLEASANTON — The Marmaton Valley High were dealt tough blows in their matchups at Pleasanton on Tuesday. Marmaton Valley’s boys and girls went on quite the run this past week, playing five games in seven…

Christmases will be brighter than ever in downtown Iola. City Council members agreed Monday to purchase additional winter decorations to adorn light poles along U.S. 54 and North State Street. A total of 59 fixtures…

Patrick Mahomes will be the old man among the starting quarterbacks in the conference title games. The 27-year-old All-Pro for Kansas City is the oldest member of one of the youngest groups of starting quarterbacks…

The Cyclones (15-4, 6-2 Big 12) moved into a three-way tie atop the conference standings with the Wildcats and Texas. Iowa State shot 57.1% — including 62.5% in the second half — and scored 25…

A local recycling effort is getting a boost from Iola officials. City Council members approved Monday a pair of requests from Allen County Recycling, a local non-profit organization that takes in a number of recyclable…

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Tommy Paul received a lot less attention than his younger, less-experienced, opponent, Ben Shelton, heading into their all-American quarterfinal at the Australian Open. Perhaps that was a product of the fascination…