TOPEKA — Approval of a last-minute addition to Kansas’ state budget took the gambling and sports betting sphere by surprise, leaving the future of the industry in the state uncertain. The Kansas Legislature Friday passed…

EW YORK (AP) — Among the threats tariffs pose to the U.S. economy, none may be as strange as the sell-off in the dollar. Currencies rise and fall all the time because of inflation fears,…

President Trump is considering a budget proposal that would eliminate funding for Head Start, an early education program that began in 1965 as part of the country’s “War on Poverty.” Head Start provides services for…

The measles outbreak in Kansas continued to grow over the past week, driven largely by unvaccinated children and teens, according to health officials. The Kansas Department Health and Environment reported Wednesday that there have been…

Community members will have the opportunity to dive into Civil War history — and learn about the process of writing historical nonfiction — at a special event hosted by Iola’s Rotary Club on Saturday, April…

TOPEKA — The advocacy organization Kansas Appleseed marked the 10th anniversary of the HOPE Act by denouncing the legacy of a state law blamed for undermining food security and work of the late U.S. Sen.…

Iola High School career technology education (CTE) students were busy this week creating an elevated flowerbed frame for the Iola Public Library. The students were putting the finishing touches on their project by lining the…

NEW YORK — As prosecutors predicted, lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs on Wednesday requested a two-month delay to his sex-trafficking trial in New York, alleging a lack of prep time because potential evidence was not…

Mother Nature may dampen, but it will not stop, a series of Easter Weekend hunts in and around Iola Saturday, with one exception. Iola Area Chamber of Commerce Director Kelly Sigg said a 9:30 a.m.…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is in “no rush” to reach any trade deals because of the revenues his tariffs are generating, but suggested while meeting with Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni that…