SALINA — Iola sophomore Addilyn Wacker is the first female wrestling state champion in Iola High School history after taking the 130 lbs. title Saturday.  After jumping ahead on a reverse and near-fall points in…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. and Israel launched a major attack on Iran on Saturday, and President Donald Trump called on the Iranian public to “seize control of your destiny” by rising…

As political scientists who study Kansas politics, election administration, and political participation — and as the coauthors of a recent statistical analysis of Kansas’ special elections — we are compelled to speak out against Kansas…

Imagine that you walk into a courtroom and find that the judge about to hear your case is also the regional chairman of the ruling party. You might be imagining China, maybe North Korea, perhaps…

When Alyssa Williams graduated from Iola High School in 2025, she didn’t head straight to college like many of her peers. Instead, she chose to work, regroup, and give herself time to understand what she…

Lillian (Gabrus) Orzechowski of Iola, died Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, at the age of 97. Lillian was born on Oct. 15, 1928, in Ogrodniki, Poland, daughter of Aleksandra (Olga) Baldowska and Kazimierz Ga­brus. During WWII…

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Their family spent years opposing Venezuela’s socialist system. The government retaliated by sending men to beat the father, a state oil company worker whom it accused of being uncooperative. Other…

LAWRENCE — Two transgender men from Lawrence are suing the state over a new law that invalidates driver’s licenses and restricts bathroom use based on sex assigned at birth, citing numerous constitutional rights and fear…

TOPEKA — CoreCivic can’t house immigration detainees before reaching an agreement with the city of Leavenworth on reopening its private prison, the Kansas Court of Appeals ruled Friday when it upheld a lower court’s decision.…

Concrete paths were recently poured at Iola Elementary School as work continues on a memorial garden that is now one step closer to completion. The garden, located between the school’s second- and third-grade wing and…