Duke keeps winning games in the NCAA Tournament and Mike Krzyzewski keeps telling anyone who will listen, “It’s not the coaching.” There’s some evidence to suggest he’s right. For one thing, Duke relies almost entirely…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Virginia Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, sent weeks of text messages imploring White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows to act to overturn the 2020 presidential election — furthering…

BOSTON (AP) — After her home flooded five times in the past year, Tilicia Owens was on edge with every impending storm and ready to leave her Detroit neighborhood behind. But then the 40-year-old quality…

Solar power may once again be considered for Iola’s energy portfolio. City Council members will hear a presentation by consultant Scott Shreve about a potential solar energy project in Iola. Council members rejected in 2019…

It took a few years longer than anticipated, but the owner of Sharky’s restaurants in Fort Scott and Nevada, Mo., soon will open a third bar and grill in Iola. David Lipe, who owns the…

PITTSBURG — Allen County Special Olympians earned medals aplenty at Wednesday’s Southeast Area Basketball Tournament at the YMCA in Pittsburg. Tina Craft placed second in basketball skills and speed dribble. Ty Johnson took first and…

It’s not easy to catch a water buffalo. “If one doesn’t go in the pen, you cannot drive her. It’s better to set up a pen, drop some feed on the ground and hope for…

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Jerome Tang made a strong first impression on the Kansas State men’s basketball team. Shortly after meeting Tang on Wednesday evening, every returning scholarship player on the Wildcats’ roster came together and…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have agreed with wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling on a $30 million, three-year contract to help replace the departed Tyreek Hill, a person familiar with the contract…

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — George Steinbrenner and the New York Yankees once made a habit of winning the offseason. Not coincidentally, they won a lot of titles, too. It hasn’t happened since 2009, when splashy…