Two court rulings Monday bolstered abortion opponents, with the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that Texas could ban emergency abortions if they violate state law and Georgia’s top court allowing enforcement of the abortion ban in…

Less than a week remains to register to vote for the Nov. 5 election. Early voting also begins next week. Anyone who needs to register to vote must do so by 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct.…

LaHarpe’s TLC Garden Center and Kandy Rushing, owner of Iola’s Grow at Eden childcare center, were recognized Saturday by the Kansas Department of Commerce for their economic contributions to the region. The annual “To the…

Getting a jumpstart on the upcoming holiday season, Chelsea Lea sought permission from Allen County Commissioners Tuesday morning to decorate the square with Christmas lights.  “We’re hoping to get them up the first week of…

Iola Reads is going to the dogs with several activities that celebrate both books and canine friends, along with a bit of history and time-travel. This year’s youth selection is a series of books by…

WASHINGTON — Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns warned that misjudgments could get in the way of efforts to dampen rising tensions between Iran and Israel over the next few weeks. “We face the very…

MARION — Former Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody returned Monday to the town where he raided a newspaper to face a dozen journalists along with a felony charge for his actions after the raid. Cody…

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A spacecraft blasted off Monday to investigate the scene of a cosmic crash. The European Space Agency’s Hera spacecraft rocketed away on a two-year journey to the small, harmless asteroid…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court took the bench again on Monday, ready to hear cases on ghost guns, a death sentence and transgender rights. Seated in front of the courtroom’s sweeping marble columns, Chief…

BELLEAIR BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Milton rapidly strengthened into a Category 5 hurricane Monday in the Gulf of Mexico on a path toward Florida, threatening a dangerous storm surge in Tampa Bay, leading to evacuation…