Veteran forward Alex Morgan won’t be going to the Paris Olympics after surprisingly being left off the roster by U.S. national team coach Emma Hayes. Morgan, a three-time Olympian and two-time Women’s World Cup winner,…

Dear Carolyn: My mother does a million things that come under the heading of “playing games.” One of them is this: When she wants to make a point, instead of stating it straight-up, she badgers…

As 2024 continues, the press is still under attack here in the middle of the map. The Wichita City Council recently decided to replace The Wichita Eagle with its own website as the city’s official…

The leaders of the U.S. Congress have invited Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel to address a joint meeting of the Senate and the House of Representatives on July 24. Normally, we Israelis would consider…

Roughly 120 youngsters of all ages have been learning the fundamentals of various sports and activities this week at Iola’s First Baptist Church Summer Sports Camp . Instructors taught the basics of soccer, basketball, arts…

ANGKOK (AP) — A plane with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange departed Bangkok after refueling Tuesday and he is on the way to Saipan to enter a plea deal with the U.S. government that will free…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. surgeon general on Tuesday declared gun violence a public health crisis, driven by the fast-growing number of injuries and deaths involving firearms in the country. The advisory issued by Dr.…

Garnett’s big innings spelled big trouble Monday for Iola’s Junior American Legion baseball squad. The visiting Muddogs spotted Iola an early 4-0 lead before erupting for four in the fourth, seven in the fifth and…

Junior Bitty Ball League Manbeck Law Office 10, A&W Restaurant 4. Hits for Manbeck Law: Mason Cook, 3 s; Winston Chapman, s, d; Dax Hufferd, s, d; Ben Cromer, 2 s; Ryler Chapman, 2 s;…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Federal judges in Kansas and Missouri on Monday together blocked much of a Biden administration student loan repayment plan that provides a faster path to cancellation and lower monthly payments for…