PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — The parents of a Michigan school shooter declined to take their son home hours before the attack, leaving instead with a list of mental health providers after being presented with his…

It’s amazing how long a passing slight sometimes takes to hit its target. Most times, they glance off. This one, however, took root. A friend and I were discussing all things Iola earlier this week.…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is stepping up its focus on artificial intelligence, with officials warning Thursday that companies and people who deliberately misuse the technology to advance a white-collar crime like price fixing,…

NEW YORK (AP) — Allen Weisselberg, the former chief financial officer of Donald Trump’s company, pleaded guilty Monday to lying under oath during his testimony in the ex-president’s New York civil fraud case. His plea…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Two men charged with murder in last week’s shooting after the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade were strangers who pulled out guns and began firing within seconds of starting…

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s hush-money trial will go ahead as scheduled with jury selection starting on March 25, a New York judge ruled Thursday, turning aside demands for a delay from the former…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Cybersecurity experts are warning that hospitals around the country are at risk for attacks like the one that is crippling operations at a premier Midwestern children’s hospital, and that the U.S. government…

Citation On Feb. 6, Leslie Rowe, 40, Iola, was cited for theft. Accidents On Feb. 5, a vehicle driven by Ceneca Wright was headed north on Jefferson Avenue when it struck a parked vehicle owned…

IOLA MUNICIPAL COURT Judge Patti Boyd Convicted as follows with fines assessed: Teresa L. Griffeth, Chanute, possession of marijuana, DUI, $2,115, diversion Tina E. Holt, Iola, theft, $547.79, diversion Benjamin D. L. Middleton, Walker, Mo.,…

NEW YORK (AP) — This New York love story begins with a criminal act of sabotage. Under cover of darkness a year ago Friday, someone breached a waist-high fence and slipped into the Central Park…