KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Three Kansas City police officers were shot and wounded while executing a search warrant, prompting a standoff at a home early Wednesday, authorities said. The tactical response team officers had…

TEMPE, Greece (AP) — Rescuers delved Wednesday through flattened, burned-out carriages for survivors and bodies after a passenger train and a freight train crashed head-on in central Greece overnight, killing at least 36 people and…

EMP Shield’s announcement last week of its plans to build a computer microchip plant in nearby Coffey County could draw hundreds of young families to Southeast Kansas. The Burlington manufacturer’s plans are for a $1.9…

A national EMS company has an idea it hopes will solve multiple problems: consolidate ambulance services between multiple counties.  Jason Jenkins with Global Medical Response (GMR) told county commissioners on Tuesday about a plan that…

For two straight years, the top killer of law enforcement officers isn’t directly related to criminal activity. Of the 226 officers killed in the line of duty in 2022, 70 died of COVID-19 infections, according…

Loath as we are to grant attention to reprehensible Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the latest head-spinning pronouncement from the Georgia Republican demands discussion — if only for what it says about the House speaker who…

Bill Peeper, who taught history at Iola High School for five years before returning to his native Oklahoma in 2015, was among a dozen finalists for Oklahoma Teacher of the Year. Peeper was honored Wednesday…

A trio of Allen Community College students were up to the challenge last week — an entrepreneurial challenge. Paulia Ard of Moran took home first place in the school’s Allen Entrepreneurial Challenge. The event required…

BALDWIN CITY — The Iola High boys came out flat in their 69-41 defeat in the Class 4A opening round substate playoff game against Baldwin Tuesday night.  The Mustangs (8-13) were outmanned by Baldwin’s size…

HUMBOLDT — The Humboldt High boys cruised to their Class 3A first round substate 64-30 victory against Neodesha Tuesday.  The Cubs (18-4) got behind senior Trey Sommer scoring his 1,000th career point. Sommer garnered 25…