HONOLULU (AP) — Dozens of people were violently slammed off the ceiling of a jetliner that encountered unexpected and intense turbulence over the Pacific Ocean Thursday. An Air Canada flight to Australia made an emergency…

Adversity. Coaches use the term loosely, but few athletes have truly experienced it like Ryker Curry.  The thought that he might not ever return to the mound or batter’s box after multiple heart procedures was…

Baseball and softball season is officially over at the Iola Recreation Department.  Thursday night was the final night of games, as Nelson Quarries defeated Allen County Regional Hospital 5-1. Nelson Quarries pulled ahead to a…

Crystal Espinal filed a petition in Johnson County Thursday seeking to prove that Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill is the father of her newborn twins and establish supervised parenting time for him and…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Russell Westbrook and James Harden are together again, and Chris Paul is leaving Houston to make that reunion happen. A person with knowledge of the situation says the Oklahoma City Thunder…

Bubba Starling, in order: —Grew into a local folk hero at Gardner-Edgerton High with stories of 500-foot home runs and windmill dunks and a man-against-boys football career. —Turned down a scholarship to play quarterback at…

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Serena Williams will play in the Wimbledon final for the 11th time and will be looking for her eighth title at the All England Club. The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion…

HUMBOLDT ? Now is the time for political activism, according to a group of local high school students who recently formed their own chapter in support of the Democratic party.  ?It?s hard to speak out…

Things likely won’t go according to script when Iola natives Jasmine Bannister and Jordan Strickler take the stage Saturday. They couldn’t be happier about it. Bannister and Strickler will be joined by fellow thespian for…

When Porter Hall of Raymore, Missouri, was a year old, he broke out in hives after eating a spoonful of peanut butter. It led to a scary night in the emergency room and a diagnosis…