As the Western U.S. bakes and burns under an unprecedented heat dome, Henri leaves a deluged East Coast staggering after a summer of deadly floods and record-setting tropical storms. Climate scientists say one is due…

Earth’s climate is getting so hot that temperatures in about a decade will probably blow past a level of warming that world leaders have sought to prevent, according to a report released Monday that the…

Firefighters working in searing heat struggled to contain the largest wildfire in California this year while state power operators urged people to conserve energy after a huge wildfire in neighboring Oregon disrupted the flow of…

SURFSIDE, Florida (AP) — Florida authorities asked the federal government for an additional rescue team to comb the rubble of a collapsed condo tower, underscoring the strenuous nature of the open-ended search for survivors in…

Another 2.84 inches of rain fell Monday, for a total of 10.16 inches since Friday. Rivers and creeks were swollen, with water running over many streets and roads throughout the county.

The Neosho River in Iola is on the rise from the rains from the previous week, and will continue to rise with this week’s rain predictions. Iola received 7.32 inches of rain over the weekend.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Intense. Prolonged. Record-breaking. Unprecedented. Abnormal. Dangerous. That’s how the National Weather Service described the historic heat wave hitting the Pacific Northwest, pushing daytime temperatures into the triple digits, disrupting Olympic qualifying…

It has been a scorcher the past week to say the least. The cooler temperatures this week are certainly a welcome relief. However, we’ve just passed the Summer Solstice which means the official start of…

The steel frame of the new Iola Elementary School began to emerge last week, as construction crews quickly catch up after a two-week rain delay on the project. The rapid progress in the past week…

The rain just keeps on falling, but county officials aren’t yet too concerned about flooding. According to the Iola Water Plant, more than 3.26 inches of rain fell Wednesday night, which brings the total for…