Month: November 2019
A combination of plummeting temperatures with intermittent spells of freezing rain combined to make brutal driving conditions in Allen County this morning. Here, a tractor-trailer rig dangles over the railing of the Neosho River bridge…
Kansans reported more sexual assaults, domestic violence and stalking to the police in 2018, according to a report from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. Compared to the previous year, its a 6% increase in domestic…
70 Years Ago November 1949 A large crowd, estimated by Iola police officers at 25,000-30,000, enjoyed the 1949 Armistice Day celebration in perfect weather. The Hon. Errett P. Scrivner, Congressman from this district, was the…
For years now this paper has advocated for the expansion of Medicaid, our position strengthening each month as data from expansion states proves the health and economic benefits. This week, the House and Senate will…
WASHINGTON (AP) For only the fourth time in U.S. history, the House of Representatives has started a presidential impeachment inquiry. House committees are trying to determine whether President Donald Trump violated his oath of…
American G.I.s came home from World War II to be greeted by a strong post-war economy, the first white picket fences of suburbia, and well their wives. In the fertility-fest that followed, from…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Nearly a century ago, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway built a large dam near Augusta to supply water for the steam locomotives that at the time were chugging across…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. The saddest, angriest, most frustrated and stunned locker room in the NFL has been open for 14 minutes and Damien Williams is not moving. Tears slide down his right cheek. The mechanics…
LSU is an overwhelming No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll after beating Alabama in a 1-2 matchup, and Minnesota moved into the top 10 for the first time in 57 years. After…
AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) Denny Hamlin adamantly insisted its not over after a critical mistake last week put the Daytona 500 winner on the verge of elimination from NASCARs championship race. He remained undeterred, confident…
