Imagination Playground blocks are now at the Humboldt square. Pictured are pupils from The Growing Place Child Care Center.

A majority of Republican Senators gave notice Tuesday their allegiance is to their party leader, not their country. Late Tuesday afternoon, Republicans forced a vote calling for cancellation of the impending impeachment trial of former…

TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly said the Kansas Department of Labor’s computer system handling unemployment claims will be taken offline from Saturday until Tuesday to install security upgrades to counter fraudulent activity. Kelly said recent…

TOPEKA — Angela Lee’s son, Justice Mitchell, was fatally shot by another teenager June 26, 2017, in a botched robbery outside a Topeka fast-food restaurant. “I’ve never in my life felt so lost,” she said.…

TOPEKA — A disproportionate amount of motor vehicle accidents in Kansas come as a result of distracted driving, but a proposed bill aims to limit mobile phone disturbances while operating a motor vehicle. The Kansas…

Dear Carolyn: I skipped my weekly Zoom with my fellow mom friends last night, again, because I can’t bear to hear them complain about their pandemic lifestyles. Their kids are all in in-person school, none…

Iola city crews began disassembling the stop light fixtures at the intersection of Buckeye Street and Madison Avenue Wednesday. The fixtures are being temporarily removed to accommodate crews moving a house from South Buckeye Street…

POMONA — Iola High’s Mustangs had a little fun in putting the finishing touches on their busiest stretch of the season. Iola capped the whirlwind schedule with a 67-36 victory Tuesday over host West Franklin.…

POMONA — If only for a brief moment, Iola High’s Fillies showed they can be a force to be reckoned with on the basketball court. Some early hot shooting by Sidney Shelby and aggressive play…

LEON — Humboldt High sophomore Trey Sommer continued his midseason surge Tuesday, by dominating host Bluestem at both ends of the court to the tune of 25 points, 11 rebounds, a block and six steals…