BERLIN (AP) — German authorities said Wednesday that they have arrested four suspects in the theft of hundreds of ancient gold coins from a museum in Bavaria last year. Thieves broke into the Celtic and…

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have discovered what could be two planets sharing the same orbit around their star.  They say it’s the strongest evidence yet of this bizarre cosmic pairing, long suspected but…

James Alan Atkinson, age 74, died July 14, 2023, at his home in Iola.  He was born in Halstead to Leonard Atkinson and Clara (Marcy) Atkinson.  He married Joyce Acheson on Jan. 3, 1971, in…

Gwendolyn Joyce Dobson was born on May 29, 1943, to Charles and Mae Luttrell, the first of seven children, at Fort Leavenworth. She was born with a caring soul that she shared with the world,…

DEAR DR. ROACH: If you would recommend one good thing to do in your life to prolong your life and have good health, what would it be? By the same token, if you were to…

Iola’s Moira Springer has all the attributes of being a top Seahorse.  At last weekend’s SEK League Championship, the 10-year-old earned six medals, including first place in the 25-yard breaststroke, third in the 100-yard individual…

A former Northwestern football player filed the first lawsuit against Pat Fitzgerald and members of the school’s leadership, seeking damages stemming from a hazing scandal that cost the former football coach his job. The player,…

PARIS (AP) — The operating budget for the Paris Olympics is “under control,” the president of the organizing committee said Tuesday. With one year to go before the opening ceremony, organizing committee president Tony Estanguet…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — For all the high-tech suits and advancements in training techniques, there is one time-honored — and sometimes painful — tradition that swimmers cling to before every big meet: shaving down. While there…

LOUDON, N.H. (AP) — With three wins, a lead in the points standings, and a NASCAR championship push ahead, the good times are rolling again for Martin Truex Jr. So why quit now? Joe Gibbs…