TOPEKA — The state suicide and crisis hotline received a record number of calls a day following the election, with LGBTQ+ and Spanish-speaking lines seeing especially high traffic. Vibrant, the mental health company that administers…

WASHINGTON — President Biden welcomed President-elect Trump back to the White House on Wednesday for the traditional meeting with the incoming commander-in-chief. “Welcome back,” Biden declared as the two men sat in front of a…

Laurel Morton Hay, 76, born March 5, 1948, passed away peacefully at her residence on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024. Born in American Fork, Utah, Laurel was the beloved daughter of Alfred William Morton and Afton…

NEW YORK (AP) — The decline in U.S. drug overdose deaths appears to have continued this year, giving experts hope the nation is seeing sustained improvement in the persistent epidemic. There were about 97,000 overdose…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation in the United States ticked up in October, driven by costlier rents, used cars and air fares, a sign that price increases might be leveling off after having slowed in September…

Every now and then, Iola High School drama instructor Regina Chriestenson is comfortable enough to take a big swing with her theatrical productions. Such decisions most often are contingent on the cast: more specifically, how…

Throngs of wrestlers descended upon Iola Tuesday for the annual Iola Middle School Invitational, where locals raked in medals aplenty. Leading the way for Iola were Kamdon Barnett, who won the 97-101 pound group; Milo…

After cruising through their first three games of the season, Allen Community College’s women knew they were in store for quite a test Tuesday evening. Crowder entered Tuesday having won its first five games of…

A flurry of public meet-and-greets, interviews and tours awaits candidates for Allen Community College president the first week of December.  College trustees laid out a timeline to meet with finalists as a nationwide search comes…

Iola City Council members agree it’s a good idea to diversify the city’s energy profile. How? By adding 3-megawatts of power to the city’s energy portfolio through a solar agreement. Recently, the Kansas Municipal Energy…