Area 4-Her’s won national champion honors at a livestock judging contest in Kentucky last month. Brody Nemecek, an Iola High School graduate, coached the Kansas 4-H All-Star Team that won the National 4-H Livestock Judging…

NEW YORK (AP) — Police have arrested a 26-year-old man with a weapon consistent with the gun used to kill the head of the largest U.S. health insurer, New York’s police commissioner said Monday. The…

With the 2024 elections over and the 2026 elections on the horizon — including a gubernatorial race in Kansas — national Republicans plan to go on offense in the Sunflower State. The Republican Governors Association…

Democratic governors from 23 states elected Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly to chair the Democratic Governors Association for a one-year term. Kelly has served as the chair since August, when Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz vacated the…

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Friday it will require dairy farms to share samples of unpasteurized milk when requested, in an effort to gather more information about the spread of highly pathogenic…

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s prime minister said Monday that most cabinet ministers are still working from offices in Damascus after rebels entered the capital over the weekend and overthrew President Bashar Assad. Streams of…

LYNDON — Criminal charges won’t be filed against outgoing Lyndon USD 421 Superintendent Bradley Marcotte, whom the district alleges drove a school bus containing students after drinking alcohol on school property. USD 421’ trustees placed…

Lebanon’s General Security Directorate said Friday the country is closing all land border crossings with Syria except for a main one that links Beirut with the Syrian capital Damascus. The decision by the security agency…

Aila Remboldt is the titular Grinch in Saturday’s production of “Grinchmas,” performed by Miss Chelsea’s Dance Academy. Tickets for the 6:30 p.m. show at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center sell for $12, and are available…

How does one make the transition from Australia’s Gold Coast to the small town of Iola? It starts with friendship.  Steve and Di Bowman took the leap of faith in moving to southeast Kansas in…