Motorcyclist injured Mitchell E. Collette was injured Aug. 21 when the motorcycle he was riding collided with a car driven by James H. Lueders. Iola police officers said Lueders was westbound on U.S. 54 and…

Arrests reported Melissa Spease, 30, Garnett, and Maisy Hale, 39, Iola, were arrested Sunday for suspected distribution of methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia and distribution of depressants, Iola police officers reported. Spease also was charged with driving…

Arrest reported Iola police officers arrested Brodey Silcox Wednesday afternoon in the 400 block of North Cottonwood Street for a warrant out of Douglas County. Thefts reported Officers are investigating the theft of a 2011…

Two suspects are in jail after they were accused of stealing a pickup Friday. Nathan Patton, Iola, and Trevett Martin, LaHarpe, are accused of stealing the pickup from the 600 block of North Street in…

Arrest reported Colin Elam, 25, Columbia, Mo., was arrested by Iola police officers Sunday in the 100 block of East Jackson Avenue for an out-of-state warrant. Citations issued Jacob Keene, 30, Iola, was issued a…

CHILTON, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama man who called a wrecker service asking to have a 70-ton crane pulled out of the woods is now charged with stealing the heavy machinery, sheriff’s officials said. The…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Topeka man is accused of stealing more than two dozen parking meters from the downtown area. Police say the 32-year-old suspect was arrested Monday and faces several charges. Officers had…

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Danish artist who was was given a pile of money by a museum with which to create a piece of artwork, submitted two empty canvases — titled “Take the Money…

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A stolen panel from a Native American art installation at the University of Kansas has been recovered, just weeks after other panels in the exhibit were vandalized, police said Thursday. The…

A 29-year-old Mildred man was arrested by an Allen County deputy Sunday afternoon following an investigation into the burglary of the Mildred Store.   Upon opening Friday morning, owner Regena Lance found the back door…