Just south of the square, the block of Iola’s South Street stretching from Madison Avenue to Broadway Street has attracted the Iola city council’s attention. The two-way street’s narrow lanes make for some tight turns…

Community members are encouraged to attend Monday evening’s Iola City Council meeting to discuss traffic concerns.  At the Aug. 12 meeting, council member Kim Peterson requested two traffic items be reviewed. The first is with…

TOPEKA — The number of traffic deaths on Kansas backroads, streets and highways increased in the decade from 2013 to 2023 despite three consecutive annual reductions that cut fatalities below 400 for the first time…

TOPEKA, Kansas — Frank Meade originally lost his driver’s license nearly 40 years ago. When he was young, Meade was fined for driving drunk. But he couldn’t afford the cost and the state suspended his…

The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) will install new light towers on the U.S. 169 and U.S. 54 interchange at Iola this week. The highway shoulders will be closed at the work zone with minimal…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles drivers were tested Monday during the first commute following a raging fire over the weekend that closed a major elevated interstate near downtown. Many commuters appeared to have heeded…

Pickup hit Mark W. McMahan was stopped on West Lincoln Street Wednesday, waiting to turn onto State Street, when his pickup was struck from behind by a pickup driven by Brodie J. Holmes, Iola police…

USD 257 Board of Education members helped with morning dropoff at Iola Elementary School to show their appreciation for staff in advance of Teacher Appreciation Week, celebrated the first week of May. From left are…

DETROIT (AP) — The number of people killed on U.S. roadways decreased slightly last year, but government officials said the 42,795 people who died is still a national crisis. Estimates by the National Highway Traffic…

Two occupants in a pickup were hospitalized Friday morning after a spectacular crash in Gas sent the truck careening into a house. Ethan Weide, 19, Iola, was eastbound on U.S. 54 in his pickup when…