TOPEKA — Folks drink it every day, but a central element of that substance could eventually power manufacturing plants or fuel vehicles while shifting the nation toward a future of reduced reliance on oil and…

WASHINGTON — Look out, warn the Republicans. The Internal Revenue Service is about to unleash an army of agents eager to audit you and cost you a lot of money and aggravation. But there is…

Lt. Eric B’Hymer, a 23-year veteran of the Iola Fire Department, was recognized Friday by the LaHarpe’s Veterans of Foreign Wars post as its Emergency Medical Technician of the Year. The award is the first…

It’s almost as if he never left.  Henrik Sieh, a German exchange student for the 2020-21 school year in Iola, returned for six weeks this summer to visit his host family, Jonathan Adams and Dr.…

NEW YORK (AP) — The Major League Baseball Players Association is attempting to unionize minor leaguers, reversing decades of opposition. The players’ association said Monday it is circulating union authorization cards among players with minor…

HUMBOLDT — When rains cut short the action Aug. 19 at Humboldt Speedway, it meant race fans Friday were treated to twice the excitement. Organizers opted to complete that week’s program with Friday’s race program,…

Internationals are helping put Iola on the map. Two stories in Friday’s Register highlight those from abroad. One features Yuki Ikezaki, a Japanese soccer player at Allen Community College, The other was the recent visit…

Thomas Jefferson once wrote critically of those who “look at constitutions with sanctimonious reverence, and deem them like the arc of the covenant, too sacred to be touched.” While he firmly opposed “frequent and untried…

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Following an 8-1 loss to Nicaragua at the Little League World Series, Ubaldo Ramos IV gathered his Panama team one final time.It was an emotional group, as tears were shed…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fourteen of the 15 boxes recovered from former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate early this year contained documents with classification markings, including at the top secret level, according to an FBI affidavit…