Rick Bevard was determined to climb Half Dome. For years, the massive rock formation in Yosemite National Park, California, had proven elusive and this year was no exception — initially. The 45-year-old Iola native has…

DETROIT (AP) — Some 45,000 dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports are returning to work after their union reached a deal to suspend a strike that could have caused shortages and higher prices if…

PARSONS — Employees care about child care, according to speakers at a conference hosted by Southeast Kansas, Inc., in Parsons Wednesday. They noted businesses that offer child care programs are more likely to reduce absenteeism,…

In order for community members to better know the candidates and issues on the Nov. 5 general election ballot, The Iola Register will host a forum Thursday, Oct. 10. The event is from 6 to…

MILAN (AP) — An Italian family hopes to prove definitively that a painting discarded from a villa on the island of Capri more than 60 years ago is a Picasso, and has been gathering scientific…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene has brought climate change to the forefront of the presidential campaign after the issue lingered on the margins for months. Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to…

Customers of Kansas’ largest natural gas utilities will see their bills rise slightly next month after regulators approved a rate increase Thursday. Kansas Gas Service, which serves almost 650,000 residential customers, filed a request with…

TOPEKA — Lawmakers’ plans to take control of the state’s budget-writing process could be rocky upon rollout, Republican leadership warned Wednesday as outside groups weighed in. The new approach positions the Legislature as the state’s…

Two former Wichita chiropractors and brothers have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud that resulted in federal payments of $3.7 million. Bradley Eck, 54 and Todd Eck 58, both from Wichita, are alleged…

BEIRUT — An Israeli airstrike hit Beirut’s center Thursday, killing at least nine people and wounding 14 others, as the Israeli military announced evacuation orders for additional villages and towns in south Lebanon. Overnight, an…