In a show of support, commissioners Tuesday proclaimed April as Child Abuse Awareness Month. Donita Garner, Child Advocacy Center Coordinator for Hope Unlimited, led a group of representatives from several agencies in making a presentation…

NEVADA, Mo. — An early morning tornado has left Nevada, Mo., and surrounding communities in Vernon County, Mo., in a wake of destruction. The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for the area at…

HUMBOLDT — A Humboldt police officer was hospitalized after inadvertently inhaling what later was determined to be fentanyl Saturday. Humboldt Police Chief Shannon Moore said the officer, whose name was not released, was assisting with…

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Judge Susan Crawford preserved liberals’ narrow majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court Tuesday by defeating conservative Brad Schimel, but in a way the real loser of the election was billionaire Elon Musk. Musk and…

Three Moran veterans, Gene Gardner, Bruce Jackson and Jim Mueller, were among the honorees invited to travel to Washington, D.C., Thursday and Friday for an Honor Flight trip. The Honor Flight was hosted by Southern…

COLONY — A 5-year-old Kincaid boy died Sunday after being pulled from a pond in the Colony area. Ruger Petersilie had been reported missing to Anderson County dispatchers about 6:20 p.m. Sunday. Petersilie was located…

A new business has opened its doors in Iola, bringing grooming services to local pet owners. Champion Cuts, owned by Lynsey Champion, opened March 1. The business, 101 N. Washington Ave., is managed by Patricia…

TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly on Monday vetoed a bill that would roll over the previous year’s state budget if the Legislature failed to pass one, pointing out that every legislative body since the state’s…

BRUSSELS (AP) — A top European Union official warned the U.S. on Tuesday that the world’s biggest trade bloc “holds a lot of cards” when it comes to dealing with the Trump administration’s new tariffs…

R.W. Alley, veteran author and illustrator of scores of children’s books, speaks Tuesday morning during a visit to Iola Elementary School students. Alley, best known for his illustrations in the popular “Paddington Bear” series, was…