Editor’s note: This is an updated version of an earlier article. An attempt to serve a warrant at an Iola residence ended with a man’s death from a self-inflicted gunshot.  The incident lasted several hours…

Allen County employees will receive a 4% cost of living adjustment (COLA) wage increase at the beginning of the new year following a unanimous vote of approval by county commissioners Tuesday morning. Commissioners had been…

The Iola school board wants to see if there’s any chance to improve baseball and softball fields at Riverside Park before looking to build elsewhere.  It’s a tall order that would require a solution to…

Susan McKinnis, English instructor at Allen Community College, did Iola proud Tuesday evening when she interviewed author Erik Larson on the Bowlus Fine Arts Center stage. For the better part of an hour, McKinnis peppered…

ERIE — Humboldt High’s wrestlers got an early jump on a busy week Tuesday, with a mixer at Erie High School. Seven boys and nine girls took part in the action. The wrestlers will travel…

MORAN — Marmaton Valley Junior High’s boys fell behind early and couldn’t quite catch up Tuesday. The Wildcats outscored visiting Northeast-Arma 10-6 down the stretch, but came up two points shy of pulling even in…

Gov. Laura Kelly received word constituents weren’t keen on the design of the newly unveiled license plate. But rather than take umbrage, the governor made light of the unpopular decision, saying, “I promised to be…

TOPEKA — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly gave the people what they wanted.Now, she wants Republicans to follow her lead.The governor’s chief of staff, Will Lawrence, sent a letter Tuesday to Rep. Nick Hoheisel, a Wichita…

Robert Crimo Jr.’s guilty plea to reckless conduct for helping his son obtain authorization to own firearms three years before Robert Crimo III allegedly opened fire on Highland Park, Illinois, paradegoers should be a wake-up…

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats on Tuesday discussed how to treat gun violence as a public health crisis, in hopes of building upon last year’s federal gun safety legislation.“Across the country, gun violence…