Lisa Burton, 58, of Iola has passed away.  A student at Allen Community College, Lisa had three children and five grandchildren. She was living with her mother at the time of her death.

Iola Reads and others paid tribute to first responders and those lost in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. About 200 came to walk around the courthouse square, wearing lanyards that represented a first responder who…

WICHITA — As more Kansas school districts report rising cases of COVID-19 and virus-related quarantines, educators are having to navigate a new state law that limits what they can offer online. That’s already having an…

Former President George W. Bush used the occasion of a 9/11 speech to criticize the Jan. 6 insurrectionists and other U.S. political extremists. “We have seen growing evidence that the dangers to our country can…

HOUSTON (AP) — Tropical Storm Nicholas was strengthening just off the Gulf Coast and could make landfall in Texas as a hurricane today as it brings heavy rain and floods to coastal areas from Mexico…

HUTCHINSTON (AP) — Kansas State Fair officials judging the 4-H entomology entries last week discovered an invasive insect that prompted quarantines elsewhere.  Fair Board member Gregg Hadley said the student who caught the bug didn’t…

LAWRENCE — University of Kansas students, faculty and staff members called on administrators to mandate vaccines on campus during a rally Sunday, expressing concerns about the ongoing surge of the delta variant of COVID-19. Nearly…

NEW YORK — The families of 9/11, beneath a blue sky reminiscent of a clear September morning 20 years ago, gathered once more Saturday to remember those killed in the terrorist attack that toppled the…

Iola High’s volleyball team entered the weekend with a key starter sidelined, and four freshmen suiting up. And with only limited activity so far this season, the Mustangs had a tough go of it Saturday…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes threw for 337 yards and three touchdowns while running for another score, and the Kansas City Chiefs came back from a dismal first half against the Cleveland Browns…