WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Mike Pence said he would give “due consideration” to testifying before the House Committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and criticized Republicans for attacking the…

Allen County commissioners this week decided their hopes for the future outweigh concerns about annexing part of the county airport into the City of Iola. They agreed to a deal that will connect the Allen…

The first day at a new school was bound to be a little chaotic. A long line of cars queued up on Kentucky Street, waiting to turn into the driveway at Iola Elementary School between…

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly declared August “Kansas Breastfeeding Month” during a ceremony July 29 in recognition of National Breastfeeding Month. Yet for too many families in Kansas, breastfeeding is measured in days, not months. Although…

Padres switch Tatis bobblehead giveaway to Soto shirt nightSAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Padres have replaced a planned Fernando Tatis Jr. bobblehead night with a Juan Soto T-shirt giveaway after the superstar shortstop…

TOPEKA — A defense attorney asked the Kansas Court of Appeals on Tuesday to reject the basis for subjecting a woman to a lifetime of probation because she can’t afford to pay restitution for her…

“If the cost of standing up for the Constitution is losing the House seat,” Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) recently told the New York Times, “then that’s a price I’m willing to pay.” On Tuesday, her…

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Getting to the Tour Championship isn’t all that’s at stake this week in the second FedEx Cup playoff event. The BMW Championship also is the final event to earn one of…

Six months into Russia’s invasion of its neighbor, the democratic world has come together to support Ukraine’s self-defense and impose punishments on Vladimir Putin and his enablers. Yet it hasn’t stopped the bloodshed — and…

Larry Francis Pershall, 73, of Overland Park, passed away peacefully at home Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022.  Born in Winfield, Larry was adopted at birth by Ray and Amanda (Sperry) Pershall. He spent his childhood in…