Iolan Michael Tennyson, 24, hired in January as an Allen County sheriff’s deputy, was arrested Friday evening for suspicion of sex crimes following a missing persons case with the Hays Police Department. The arrest stemmed…

TOPEKA — The Kansas Senate approved a bill pledging a six-year infusion of $32.7 million annually to finance building maintenance projects on campuses of Kansas’ public universities, community colleges and technical colleges. The original version…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday reiterated a message he has sounded in recent weeks: While the Fed expects to cut interest rates this year, it won’t be ready to do…

TOKYO (AP) — “Oppenheimer” finally premiered Friday in the nation where two cities were obliterated 79 years ago by the nuclear weapons invented by the American scientist who was the subject of the Oscar-winning film.…

GARDEN CITY — Meteorologists at the National Weather Service office in Dodge City say the tornado that struck Garden City on Sunday afternoon wasn’t obvious on radar. NWS Dodge City lead forecaster Bill Turner said…

ALTAMONT — Iola High’s track and field athletes were treated to a novel sight Thursday as they opened the 2024 season at the Labette County Invitational. The Mustang thinclads were greeted by sunny skies and…

Louise Ann Sanborn Lind, 94, died on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, in Wichita. She was born on Dec. 6, 1929, to Lois G. Hodges Sanborn and Colin Campbell Sanborn in Highland Park, Ill. Louise Sanborn…

BURLINGTON — Plans to build a hotel north of Burlington also include a proposal for an amphitheater to seat up to 2,500, the Coffey County Republican reported. Developers hope to use STAR bonds to help…

A Nevada man was arrested in Iola in connection with a suspected sex trafficking incident that began in Illinois. Iola police arrested Martin B. Gillen, age 26 of Mesquite, Nev., at 9:18 a.m. March 17…

Theodore Canoe Smart Theodore Canoe Smart, son of Candace Gatson Smart and Nathan Smart of St. Charles, Mo., was born March 18, 2024, in St. Louis, Mo. He weighed 9 lbs., and was 21.5 inches…