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In this photo provided by Giant Screen Films, Jessin Fisher digs for fossils on public lands near his home in Marmath, N.D. (Sam Fisher/Giant Screen Films via AP)

Three boys found a T. rex fossil in North Dakota. Now a Denver museum works to fully reveal it

June 3, 2024 at 11:41 p.m.

Two young brothers and their cousin were wandering through a fossil-rich stretch of the North Dakota badlands when they made a discovery that left them “completely speechless”: a T. rex...

FILE - The Trust Women clinic is pictured Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021, in Oklahoma City. A Kansas women's health clinic that has often served as the epicenter of conflict over abortion rights has temporarily stopped offering the procedure, setting off a scramble for services in one of the few states in the region allowing abortions. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)

Kansas clinic temporarily halts abortions after leadership shakeup

May 24, 2024 at 9:36 p.m.

A Kansas women's health clinic that has often served as an epicenter of conflict over abortion rights has temporarily stopped offering the procedure, exasperating a strain on services in one...

Fifth grader Malaya Webster, right, plays a game with other students at Williams Science and Arts Magnet school Friday, May 10, 2024, in Topeka, Kan. The school is just a block from the former Monroe school which was at the center of the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court ruling ending segregation in public schools 70 years ago. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Topeka was at the center of Brown v. Board. Decades later, segregation of another sort lingers

May 16, 2024 at 4:08 a.m.

TOPEKA, Kan. — The lesson on diversity started slowly in a first-grade classroom in Topeka, where schools were at the center of the case that struck down segregated education.“I like broccoli. Do...

Columbia Journalism School student Cecilia Blotto stands in front of Hamilton Hall on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in New York, where, hours earlier, New York police burst in to break up a demonstration by protesters who had occupied the building. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

Columbia University student journalists had an up-close view for days of drama

May 3, 2024 at 7:08 p.m.

Student journalists on the Columbia University campus knew what was coming long before police with riot shields arrived to begin arresting the pro-Palestinian protesters.They had watched the situation spiral as...

FILE - South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem attends an event Jan. 10, 2024, at the state Capitol in Pierre, S.D. The Guardian has obtained a copy of Noem's soon-to-be released book, where she writes about killing an unruly dog, and a smelly goat, too. She writes, according to the Guardian, that the tale was included to show her willingness to do anything "difficult, messy and ugly." (AP Photo/Jack Dura, File)

Politicians and dog experts vilify South Dakota governor after she writes about killing her dog

April 30, 2024 at 7:05 p.m.

Politicians and dog experts are criticizing South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem after she wrote in a new book about killing a rambunctious puppy. The story — and the vilification she...

FILE - This combination of 2013 file photos provided by the Kansas Department of Corrections shows Reginald Carr, left, and Jonathan Carr. (Kansas Department of Corrections via AP, File)

Judge denies new sentencing hearing for 2 brothers awaiting execution for ‘Wichita massacre’

April 22, 2024 at 5:29 p.m.

A Kansas judge on Monday denied a request for a resentencing hearing for two brothers awaiting execution for a quadruple killing known as the “Wichita massacre,” ruling that he lacks...

FILE - This combination photo shows Veronica Butler, left, and Jilian Kelley, right. On Saturday, April 13, 2024, Oklahoma authorities said they arrested and charged four people with murder and kidnapping over the weekend in connection with the disappearances of the two Oklahoma women. (Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation via AP, File)

How Kansas women’s disappearance on a drive to pick up kids led to 4 arrests in Oklahoma

April 16, 2024 at 10:57 p.m.

OKLAHOMA CITY — A two-week search for two missing Kansas women came to a fatal end last weekend when Oklahoma authorities confirmed the two were dead and announced the arrests of four...

FILE - Robert Courtney, a wealthy pharmacist who is accused of diluting chemotherapy drugs, is seen in this image from television released on Aug. 15, 2001, in Kansas City, Mo. The former Kansas City-area pharmacist who has been incarcerated for more than two decades in a profit-boosting scheme to dilute tens of thousands of prescriptions for seriously ill patients is being moved to a halfway house this summer, an attorney for the victims said Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (KMBC-TV via AP, File)

Imprisoned drug-diluting pharmacist to be moved to halfway house soon, victims’ lawyer says

April 17, 2024 at 4:40 p.m.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A former Kansas City-area pharmacist who has been incarcerated for more than two decades in a profit-boosting scheme to dilute tens of thousands of prescriptions for seriously ill...

ARCHIVO - Esta imagen combinada muestra fotografías de Veronica Butler, a la izquierda, y Jilian Kelley, a la derecha, el sábado 13 de abril de 2024. Las autoridades en Oklahoma dijeron haber detenido y acusado a cuatro personas de secuestro y asesinato en relación a la desaparición de dos mujeres de Oklahoma. (Oficina Estatal de Investigación de Oklahoma via AP, Archivo)

Encuentran dos cuerpos en Oklahoma en la busqueda de dos mujeres desaparecidas

April 15, 2024 at 9:49 p.m.

GUYMON, Oklahoma, EE.UU. — Dos mujeres de Kansas que desaparecieron después que salieron a recoger a dos niños para llevarlos a una fiesta de cumpleaños hace dos semanas fueron asesinadas por una...

of self-proclaimed anti-government group ‘God’s Misfits’ held in killings of Kansas women

April 15, 2024 at 9:11 p.m.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Two Kansas women who vanished as they tried to pick up children for a birthday party two weeks ago were killed over a custody dispute involving a group of...

Dusty Farr talks with his transgender daughter at a park near Smithville, Mo., Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024. Farr is suing the Platt County School District after his daughter was suspended for using the girl's bathroom at the Missouri high school she attended. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

As his trans daughter struggles, a father pushes past his prejudice. ‘It was like a wake-up’

April 11, 2024 at 12:29 p.m.

SMITHVILLE, Mo. — Before his transgender daughter was suspended after using the girls' bathroom at her Missouri high school. Before the bullying and the suicide attempts. Before she dropped out. Before all...

This photo provided by the KC Pet Project shows a goat believed to be named Chug after being rescued from a bridge on Tuesday, April 9 2024 in Kansas City, Mo. The escaped mountain goat that somehow got stuck under the bridge has survived a rocky rescue effort and now may be reunited with the owners who suspect he was stolen from their farm two months ago.(Tori Fugate/KC Pet Project via AP)

Mountain goat stuck under Kansas City bridge survives rocky rescue

April 10, 2024 at 12:03 a.m.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An escaped mountain goat that somehow got stuck under a Kansas City bridge has survived a rocky rescue effort and now may be reunited with the owners who...

Actor in spinoff of popular TV western ‘Yellowstone’ is found dead, authorities say

April 6, 2024 at 1:04 a.m.

MISSION, Kan. — An actor who appeared in a spinoff of the popular television western “Yellowstone” was found dead after he went missing amid a domestic violence investigation in Kansas, authorities said...

Man convicted in decadeslong identity theft that led to his victim being jailed

April 6, 2024 at 12:26 a.m.

William Woods was homeless and living in Los Angeles when he learned that someone was racking up debt using his name. But when he reported his concerns to the branch...

FILE - Police clear the area following a shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs NFL football Super Bowl celebration in Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 14, 2024. Denton Loudermill Jr., a man who was briefly handcuffed but not charged in the shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl rally, filed suit Tuesday, April 2, against three more lawmakers — Rick Brattin of Harrisonville; Denny Hoskins of Warrensburg; and Nick Schroer of St. Charles County — over social media posts falsely accusing him of being among the shooters and an immigrant in the country illegally. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann, File)

Man cuffed but not charged after Chiefs Super Bowl Rally shooting sues 3 more lawmakers over posts

April 3, 2024 at 9:29 p.m.

MISSION, Kan. — A man who was briefly handcuffed but not charged in the shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl rally is suing three more lawmakers over social media posts...

Executive Editor Sabine Martin works in The Daily Iowan newsroom, Feb. 29, 2024, in Iowa City, Iowa. With many small town newspapers closing, student journalists across the country are heading to school board meetings and covering local elections to fill the void. But now an effort at the University of Iowa has taken it one step further, with the student paper buying two struggling weeklies in what is believed to be a first. (Emily Nyberg/The Daily Iowan via AP)

College newspaper sweeps up 2 tiny publications in a volley against growing news deserts

April 2, 2024 at 1:43 p.m.

With hundreds of U.S. newspaper closings leaving legions with little access to local news, a college newspaper in Iowa has stepped up to buy two struggling weekly publications. The move...

FILE - The offices of the Marion County Record weekly newspaper are seen in Marion, Kan., on Aug. 21, 2023. On Friday, March 29, 2024, an office manager at the paper filed a lawsuit in federal court alleging she was unlawfully detained and interrogated, and had her cellphone seized during a 2023 police raid that sparked a firestorm. (AP Photo/John Hanna, File)

Third employee of weekly newspaper in Kansas sues over police raid that sparked a firestorm

March 30, 2024 at 6:22 p.m.

MISSION, Kan. — An office manager at a weekly newspaper in Kansas is the latest employee to sue over a police raid last year that sparked a firestorm.Cheri Bentz alleges in the...

FILE- Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., talks with reporters before going into a closed-door meeting of fellow Republicans to discuss funding the government, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023. A man who was briefly handcuffed in the chaos that followed a deadly shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl rally is suing the Tennessee congressman who falsely accused him in social media posts of being one of the shooters and an immigrant in the country illegally. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Man cuffed but not charged after Chiefs’ Super Bowl rally shooting sues congressman over online post

March 27, 2024 at 6:57 p.m.

MISSION, Kan. — A man who was briefly handcuffed in the chaos that followed a deadly shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl rally is suing a Tennessee congressman who falsely...

Information regarding the total solar eclipse is shown on a digital bill board as drivers make their way down a busy road in Addison, Texas, Thursday, March 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Fill up your gas tank and prepare to wait. Some tips to prepare for April’s total solar eclipse

March 23, 2024 at 4:06 a.m.

MISSION, Kan. — Stock up on groceries. Print off driving directions. And be very, very patient. Small towns and rural enclaves along the path of April's total solar eclipse are steeling for...

Children in winter coats line up to get into a school bus Thursday, March 21, 2024 in Bismarck, N.D. Parts of Montana, the Dakotas, Minnesota, Illinois and Wisconsin are under winter weather advisories, with snow expected to start falling Thursday in some areas. Minnesota could see a foot of snow over the weekend, and parts of New England could also see 12 to 18 inches (30 to 45 centimeters) in the coming days. (Tom Stromme/The Bismarck Tribune via AP)

Spring snowfall in parts of northern US follows mild winter of canceled ski trips and festivals

March 22, 2024 at 8:19 p.m.

MADISON, Wis. — After a season with very little snow, a blast of snowy weather could dump a foot or more in some northern states, just as spring officially arrives.Parts of Montana,...

FILE - Key lock boxes for real estate showings hang on a fence outside a high-rise condominium building, Oct. 27, 2022, in Chicago. The cost of hiring a real estate agent to buy or sell a home is poised to change along with decades-old rules that have helped determine broker commissions. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)

Rules that helped set real estate agent commissions are changing. Here’s what you need to know

March 19, 2024 at 4:01 a.m.

The cost of hiring a real estate agent to buy or sell a home may soon change, along with decades-old rules that have helped determine broker commissions.The policy changes could...

FILE - Kansas City Chiefs fans who braved sub-zero temperatures celebrate after a touchdown against the Miami Dolphins during the first half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game, Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024 in Kansas City, Mo. Some of the people who attended the near-record cold Chiefs playoff game in January had to undergo amputations, a Missouri hospital said Friday, March 8, 2024. Research Medical Center didn’t provide exact numbers but said in a statement Friday that some of the 12 people who had to undergo amputations after the cold snap had been at the game. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann, File)

Some fans at frigid Chiefs playoff game underwent amputations, hospital confirms

March 10, 2024 at 5:28 p.m.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Some of the people who attended the near-record cold Kansas City Chiefs playoff game in January had to undergo amputations after suffering frostbite, a Missouri hospital said Friday....

4 Missouri prison workers fired after an investigation into an inmate’s death

March 8, 2024 at 11:29 p.m.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Four Missouri prison workers were fired after an investigation into the death of an inmate whose family is demanding to know what happened. Othel Moore died Dec. 8...

Melissa Saunders ties loose bracelets for her daughter's fundraiser for children affected by the war in Gaza at the Dar Al Jalal Masjid Mosque in Hazelwood, Mo. on Saturday, March 2, 2024. Saunders's daughter is part of former Girl Scout Troop 149 which left the organization after being told to stop their fundraiser by the regional Girl Scout council. (Vanessa Abbitt/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)

Girl Scouts were told to stop bracelet-making fundraiser for kids in Gaza. Now they can’t keep up

March 4, 2024 at 10:42 p.m.

Missouri Girl Scout leaders threatened legal action against a troop that made bracelets to raise funds for starving children in Gaza, provoking outrage and ridicule from the girls’ ers and...

Missouri police charge man with 2 counts first-degree murder after officer, court employee shot

March 1, 2024 at 11:08 p.m.

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — A Kansas City-area man whose home was sold as he struggled to pay delinquent taxes killed a court employee who tried to serve an eviction notice and a police...

Law enforcement officials and medical personnel work the scene of an officer involved shooting near the intersection of Elsea Smith Road and Budschu Road on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, in Independence, Mo. (Nick Wagner/The Kansas City Star via AP)

Court worker serving an eviction notice and a police officer fatally shot in Missouri, police say

March 1, 2024 at 3:12 p.m.

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — A court employee trying to serve an eviction notice at a home in Independence, Missouri, was shot and killed Thursday and two police officers who responded to help him...

FILE - A person views a memorial dedicated to the victims of last week's mass shooting in front of Union Station, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. Missouri prosecutors said Tuesday, Feb. 20, that two men have been charged with murder in last week’s shooting that killed one person and injured multiple others after the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Chiefs parade shooting could be a new test of expanded ‘stand your ground’ protections

February 27, 2024 at 8:07 p.m.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The man accused of firing the first shots at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl rally told authorities he felt threatened, while a second man said he pulled...

ARCHIVO - Una estatua de bronce del legendario pelotero Jackie Robinson fue robada de un parque en Wichita, Kansas City, durante la mañana del jueves 25 de enero de 2024. Los zapatos de bronce de Jackie Robinson se quedaron en la base de la estatua del primer jugador en romper la barrera del color en el béisbol de Grandes Ligas para ser donados al Museo de Ligas Negras. (Travis Heying/The Wichita Eagle via AP, Archivo)

Zapatos abandonados tras robo de estatua de Jackie Robinson seran donados a Museo de Ligas Negras

February 24, 2024 at 1:26 a.m.

Los zapatos deportivos de bronce de Jackie Robinson, que quedaron abandonados cuando la estatua del primer jugador en romper la barrera del color en el béisbol de Grandes Ligas fue...

FILE - A bronze statue of legendary baseball pioneer Jackie Robinson was stolen from a park in Wichita, Kan., during the early morning hours of Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. The bronze Jackie Robinson cleats that were left behind when a statue of the first player to break Major League Baseball’s color barrier was stolen from a Kansas park are being donated to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. (Travis Heying/The Wichita Eagle via AP, File)

Cleats left behind after Jackie Robinson statue was stolen to be donated to Negro League Museum

February 24, 2024 at 12:21 a.m.

The bronze Jackie Robinson cleats that were left behind when a statue of the first player to break Major League Baseball’s color barrier was stolen from a Kansas park are...

FILE - This 2012 photo provided by Delbridge Museum shows an exhibit at the Delbridge Museum of Natural History in Sioux Falls, S.D. South Dakota's Legislature has made it easier for the city of Sioux Falls to find new homes for more than 150 taxidermy animals of its arsenic-contaminated menagerie. When testing in August showed detectable levels of arsenic in nearly 80% of the specimens, the city closed the Delbridge Museum. (Delbridge Museum of Natural History via AP, File)

Bill headed to South Dakota governor would allow museum’s taxidermy animals to find new homes

February 23, 2024 at 9:45 p.m.

South Dakota's Legislature has made it easier for the city of Sioux Falls to find new homes for more than 150 taxidermy animals of its arsenic-contaminated menagerie.The mounted lion, tiger,...

Un monumento espontáneo se encuentra cerca del lugar donde dos policías y un socorrista fueron asesinados a tiros el domingo 18 de febrero de 2024, en Burnsville, Minnesota. (AP Foto/Abbie Parr)

Matan a dos agentes de policia y un socorrista en Minnesota; el sospechoso es abatido

February 19, 2024 at 3:54 a.m.

BURNSVILLE, Minnesota, EE.UU. — Un hombre con varias armas y gran cantidad de municiones abrió fuego el domingo contra policías desde una residencia en los suburbios de Minneapolis que estaba llena de...

A police vehicle with what appears to be bullet pockmarks is towed near the scene where two police officers and a first responder were shot and killed Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024, in Burnsville, Minn. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

2 officers, 1 first responder killed at the scene of a domestic call in Minnesota; suspect dead

February 19, 2024 at 3:20 a.m.

BURNSVILLE, Minn. — A man armed with multiple guns and large amounts of ammunition shot at police officers from inside a suburban Minneapolis home that was filled with children on Sunday, killing...

ARCHIVO - Un agente de policía contempla los escombros tras un tiroteo durante el festejo de los Kansas City Chiefs, ganadores del Super Bowl, en Kansas City, Missouri, 14 de febrero de 2024. (AP Foto/Charlie Riedel, File)

Un festejo fervoroso del Super Bowl culmina con el terror de un tiroteo en Kansas City

February 17, 2024 at 5:54 p.m.

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, EEUU — “¿Se sienten bien hoy, en el Reino de los Chiefs?”, gritó el alcalde de Kansas City, Quinton Lucas, ante un mar de fanáticos del fútbol americano que...

FILE - A law enforcement officer stands amid debris as he looks around the scene following a shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs NFL football Super Bowl celebration in Kansas City, Mo., Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

An ecstatic Super Bowl rally, upended by the terror of a mass shooting. How is Kansas City faring?

February 17, 2024 at 2:36 p.m.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — “Are you feeling good today, Chiefs Kingdom?” Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas shouted to a sea of football fans fresh from their town’s third Super Bowl victory in...

Un grupo de personas realiza una vigilia el jueves 15 de febrero de 2024 por las víctimas del tiroteo ocurrido en el desfile de la víspera para celebrar el triunfo de los Chiefs de Kansas City en el Super Bowl (AP foto/Charlie Riedel)

Presentan cargos contra los 2 menores detenidos tras el tiroteo en el desfile de los Chiefs

February 16, 2024 at 4:58 p.m.

KANSAS CITY, Misuri, EE.UU. — Presentan cargos contra los dos menores en conexión con el tiroteo durante el desfile para celebrar el campeonato en el Super Bowl de los Chiefs de Kansas...

In this photo provided by Casey Filter, Casey and her husband, Trey Filter, attend the Kansas City Chiefs festivities with their 12- and 15-year-old sons, in Kansas City, Mo., Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024. The family were walking to their car when they heard gunfire and someone yelled "Get him!" Trey tackled a man running past with a firearm, which fell to the ground before Casey secured it until police arrived. (Casey Filter via AP)

Bystander tells of tackling armed, fleeing person after shooting at Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade

February 16, 2024 at 3:37 a.m.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl victory rally had just ended when fan Trey Filter heard what he initially thought was fireworks. Then someone screamed, “Get him!” And...

Policia: Disputa, la causa aparente de tiroteo tras desfile celebratorio de Chiefs

February 16, 2024 at 3:37 a.m.

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, EE.UU. — El tiroteo masivo que se registró la víspera en Kansas City en medio de una multitud durante las celebraciones por el triunfo de los Chiefs en el...

Un agente mira el lugar donde ocurrió un tiroteo durante el desfile del miércoles 14 de febrero de 2024, para festejar el triunfo de los Chiefs de Kansas City en el Super Bowl (AP Foto/Charlie Riedel)

Policia: Tiroteo en Kansas City al parecer se debio a disputa entre varias personas

February 15, 2024 at 5:34 p.m.

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, EE.UU. — El tiroteo masivo que se registró el miércoles en Kansas City en medio de una multitud durante las celebraciones por el triunfo de los Chiefs en el...

Police clear the area following a shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs NFL football Super Bowl celebration in Kansas City, Mo., Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024. Multiple people were injured, a fire official said.(AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)

What’s the latest in the investigation of the shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade?

February 22, 2024 at 12:36 a.m.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One of the men charged in a Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl victory celebration shooting that left one person dead and around two dozen others injured had recently...

People attend a candlelight vigil for victims of a shooting at a Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl victory rally Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024 in Kansas City, Mo. More than 20 people were injured and one woman killed in the shooting near the end of Wednesday's rally held at nearby Union Station. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Dispute may have led to the mass shooting after the Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade, police say

February 15, 2024 at 5:27 p.m.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The mass shooting that unfolded amid throngs of people at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration, killing one person and wounding almost two dozen others, appeared to...

Tiroteo en desfile de Chiefs deja muerta a locutora hispana; hay 22 heridos, incluidos 8 ninos

February 15, 2024 at 3:34 a.m.

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, EE.UU. — Ocho niños figuraron entre las 22 personas heridas de bala durante un tiroteo al concluir el desfile del miércoles, en el que una multitud vitoreó a los...

A person is taken to an ambulance following a shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs NFL football Super Bowl celebration in Kansas City, Mo., Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024. Multiple people were injured, a fire official said. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

At least 8 children among 22 hit by gunfire at end of Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade; 1 person killed

February 14, 2024 at 9:43 p.m.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Eight children were among 22 people hit by gunfire in a shooting at the end of Wednesday's parade to celebrate the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl win, authorities...

ARCHIVO - Una estatua de bronce del beisbolista Jackie Robinson, el primer hombre negro que jugó en las Ligas Mayores, fue robada de un parque en Wichita, Kansas, la madrugada del 25 de enero de 2024, Un hombre ha sido arrestado por el robo, se informó el martes 13 de febrero de 2024. (Travis Heying/The Wichita Eagle via AP, File)

Arrestan a hombre acusado de robarse estatua de Jackie Robinson en Kansas

February 13, 2024 at 7:45 p.m.

La policía anunció el martes el arresto de un hombre por el robo de una estatua de Jackie Robinson en Kansas, hallada luego desmantelada y quemada.Robinson en 1947 fue el...

An arrest has been made in the theft of a Jackie Robinson statue later found dismantled and burned

February 13, 2024 at 10:14 p.m.

A 45-year-old man was arrested in the theft of a bronze Jackie Robinson statue that was cut off at the ankles and found days later smoldering in a trash can...

Kansas City Chiefs fans celebrate at the Power and Light District, late Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo., after the Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl NFL football game in overtime. (AP Photo/Peter Aiken)

Chiefs fans are hoping for a Taylor Swift appearance at victory parade. But her schedule is tight

February 12, 2024 at 11:48 p.m.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Stacey Stauch has one question on her mind as the Kansas City Chiefs prepare to celebrate their third Super Bowl title in five seasons with a parade.“We’re all...

FILE - A police officer points a hand cannon at protesters who have been detained pending arrest on South Washington Street in Minneapolis, May 31, 2020, as protests continued following the death of George Floyd. The city of Minneapolis agreed Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, to pay $950,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging that journalists were subjected to police harassment and even hurt while covering protests over the police killings of Floyd. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Minneapolis settles lawsuit alleging journalists were harassed, hurt covering Floyd protests

February 8, 2024 at 10:23 p.m.

The city of Minneapolis agreed Thursday to pay $950,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging that journalists were subjected to police harassment and even hurt while covering protests over the police...

Un "pastel inflamable" con el tema de Taylor Swift/Kansas City Chiefs se exhibe en Coon Rapids, Minn.,el lunes 5 de febrero de 2024. (AP Foto/Mark Vancleave)

Pasteles inflamables, sudaderas y mas. Mercancia de Travis Kelce y Taylor Swift vuela de las tiendas

February 7, 2024 at 6:45 p.m.

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, EE.UU. — Un pastel inflamable que convierte en cenizas el logotipo de los Chiefs de Kansas City para revelar la imagen de la superestrella pop Taylor Swift. Velas para...

A Taylor Swift-themed "burn away cake" is displayed in Coon Rapids, Minn., Monday, Feb. 5, 2024. Maddie Schmitz, owner of Something Sweet by Maddie Lu, created the Swift/Travis Kelce cakes just in time for NFL football's Super Bowl. (AP Photo/Mark Vancleave)

Ignitable cakes, sweatshirts and more. Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift gear flies off store shelves

February 7, 2024 at 10:43 p.m.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An ignitable cake burns away a Kansas City Chiefs logo to reveal pop superstar Taylor Swift 's image underneath. Prayer candles feature the Grammy winner and her star...

A group of people gathered at the baseball legend Jackie Robinson pavilion at McAdams Park in Wichita, Kan. on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024. A bronze statue of Jackie Robinson was cut down and stolen from this spot on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. A youth baseball league called League 42 plays in the park. The statue is valued at $75,000. (Jaime Green/The Wichita Eagle via AP)

Donations pour in to replace destroyed Jackie Robinson statue on his 105th birthday

January 31, 2024 at 11:00 p.m.

Donations poured in Wednesday to replace a destroyed statue of Jackie Robinson on what would have been the 105th birthday of the first player to break Major League Baseball’s color...

Bob Lutz, director ejecutivo de Liga 42, una liga de béisbol juvenil en Wichita, Kansas, camina junto a los restos carbonizados de un contenedor de basura donde la policía de Wichita encontró piezas de una estatua robada de Jackie Robinson el martes 30 de enero de 2024. La estatua de tamaño natural de Jackie Robinson fue cortada por los tobillos del campo de béisbol de la Liga 42 el 25 de enero. La policía no ha realizado arrestos en el caso, pero dijo el martes que la estatua estaba dañada sin posibilidad de reparación. (Travis Heying/The Wichita Eagle vía AP)

Hallan restos quemados de estatua de Jackie Robinson, robada en parque publico de Kansas

January 31, 2024 at 5:18 a.m.

Un grupo de bomberos encontró el martes los restos quemados de una preciada estatua de bronce de Jackie Robinson que fue robada la semana pasada de un parque público en...

A bronze statue of legendary baseball pioneer Jackie Robinson was stolen from a park in Wichita, Kan., during the early morning hours of Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. The statue, valued at $75,000, was the centerpiece of the League 42 ballpark facility, a baseball league started in 2015 to help kids with little access to organized sports. The league currently has 600 kids signed up to play this spring. Wichita police said during a Friday news conference that they are working desperately to catch the thieves. (Travis Heying/The Wichita Eagle via AP)

Burned remnants of prized Jackie Robinson statue found after theft from public park in Kansas

January 30, 2024 at 10:53 p.m.

Fire crews found the burned remnants Tuesday of a prized bronze statue of Jackie Robinson that was stolen last week from a public park in Kansas, authorities said.The Wichita fire...

Historically Black Missouri college in turmoil after suicide of who alleged bullying

January 20, 2024 at 2:52 a.m.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Many students at a historically Black college in Missouri returned from Christmas break this week dressed in black, mourning the suicide of a beloved who had alleged...

Gov. Laura Kelly calls for Medicaid expansion, offers tax cut plan that speeds up end of grocery tax

January 11, 2024 at 1:10 a.m.

Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly renewed her call Wednesday to expand Medicaid and countered an anticipated single-rate flat income tax for individuals with a plan that would instead cut taxes by...

Adderall XR capsules are displayed on Feb. 24, 2023. Prescriptions for ADHD treatments surged among adults during the COVID-19 pandemic, helping to fuel lingering shortages that are frustrating parents and doctors. A study published Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024 in JAMA Psychiatry says new prescriptions for stimulants used to treat the condition jumped 30% for young adults and women during a two-year window after the pandemic hit in March 2020. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

More adults sought help for ADHD during pandemic, contributing to drug shortages

January 10, 2024 at 5:23 p.m.

Prescriptions for ADHD treatments surged among adults during the COVID-19 pandemic, helping to fuel lingering shortages that frustrate parents and doctors.New prescriptions for stimulants used to treat the condition jumped...

Tape blocks all entrances at the Perry Middle School and High School building on Friday, Jan. 5, 2024, in Perry, Iowa. A day after a shooting sent bullets flying inside the small-town Iowa high school, leaving a sixth grader dead and others wounded, the community of Perry is somber. (AP Photo/Bryon Houlgrave)

Parents of Iowa teen who killed 1 and wounded 7 in shooting say they had ‘no inkling’ of his plan

January 9, 2024 at 2:49 a.m.

The parents of the 17-year-old who killed a sixth grader and wounded seven others in a shooting at his small-town Iowa high school last week said in a statement Monday...

FILE - Gypsy Rose Blanchard takes the stand during the trial of her ex-boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn, Nov. 15, 2018, in Springfield, Mo. Blanchard, the Missouri woman who itted to convincing her online boyfriend to kill her abusive mother after being forced to pretend for years she was suffering from leukemia, muscular dystrophy and other serious illnesses, said she has found a way to forgive her mother — and herself. But it has been a long journey from years of abuse and the darkest parts of her life splashed across tabloids to living in prison. (Nathan Papes/The Springfield News-Leader via AP, File)

Gypsy Rose Blanchard is free and reflecting on prison term for conspiring to kill her abusive mother

January 3, 2024 at 1:20 a.m.

Gypsy Rose Blanchard said she has found a way to forgive her mother — and herself. But it has been a long journey from years of abuse and the darkest...

Illinois' Terrence Shannon Jr. es during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Missouri Friday, Dec. 22, 2023, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Illinois suspends star basketball player Terrence Shannon Jr. following rape charge

December 28, 2023 at 10:24 p.m.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Illinois suspended basketball player Terrence Shannon Jr. on Thursday after he was charged with rape for an alleged incident that happened when the football team played at Kansas in...

Liberan a mujer de Missouri anos despues de convencer a novio de matar a su madre abusiva

December 28, 2023 at 7:50 p.m.

Gypsy Rose Blanchard, la mujer de Missouri que convenció a un novio que conoció en internet que matara a su madre después de haberla obligado a fingir durante años que...

Gypsy Rose Blanchard out of prison years after persuading boyfriend to kill her abusive mother

December 28, 2023 at 4:09 p.m.

Gypsy Rose Blanchard, the Missouri woman who persuaded an online boyfriend to kill her mother after she had forced her to pretend for years that she was suffering from leukemia,...

FILE - A fan displays a sign that calls attention to Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce during the second half of an NFL football game between the Chiefs and the New England Patriots, Sunday, Dec. 17, 2023, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

Taylor Swift’s new romance, debt-erasing gifts and the eclipse are among most joyous moments of 2023

January 2, 2024 at 5:27 p.m.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A romance that united sports and music fans, a celestial wonder that drew millions of eyes skyward and a spiritual homecoming for some Native American tribes were just...

Mobility equipments and other things are left near the lobbyof Northview Village Nursing Home in St. Louis on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023. The living facility closed suddenly, much to the outrage of employees, volunteers and relatives of residents who returned to find their belongings and information of the whereabouts of loved ones. (Vanessa Abbitt/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)

Largest nursing home in St. Louis closes suddenly, forcing out 170 residents

December 18, 2023 at 8:33 p.m.

ST. LOUIS — The largest skilled nursing facility in St. Louis has closed suddenly, forcing about 170 residents to be bused to other care centers. Many left with nothing but the clothes...

Teachers have been outed for moonlighting in adult content. Do they have legal recourse?

December 11, 2023 at 2:44 p.m.

At a small rural Missouri high school, two English teachers shared a secret: Both were posting adult content on OnlyFans, the subscription-based website known for sexually explicit content.The site and...

FILE -Visitors take in the massive sculpture carved into Mount Rushmore at the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, in, Keystone, S.D. Fewer planes and helicopters will be flying tourists over Mount Rushmore and other national monuments and parks as new regulations take effect that are intended to protect the serenity of some of the nation's most beloved natural areas.(AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Pilots flying tourists over national parks face new rules. None are stricter than at Mount Rushmore

December 4, 2023 at 10:11 p.m.

Fewer planes and helicopters will be flying tourists over Mount Rushmore and other national monuments and parks as new regulations take effect that are intended to protect the serenity of...

Air Force base defends itself from claims of political bias over conservative rally warning

November 22, 2023 at 9:15 p.m.

The Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota is defending itself from claims of political bias after an unofficial message cautioning airmen to not attend a conservative political rally began...

FILE - This photo shows a computer terminal normally used by the public to access Kansas court records shut down, Oct. 25, 2023, at the Shawnee County Courthouse in Topeka, Kan. Cybercriminals hacked into the Kansas court system, stole sensitive data and threatened to post it on the dark web in a ransomware attack that has hobbled access to records for more than five weeks, officials said Tuesday, Nov. 21. (AP Photo/John Hanna, File)

Kansas officials blame 5-week disruption of court system on ‘sophisticated foreign cyberattack’

November 21, 2023 at 9:22 p.m.

MISSION, Kan. — Cybercriminals hacked into the Kansas court system, stole sensitive data and threatened to post it on the dark web in a ransomware attack that has hobbled access to records...

Kansas school forced 8-year-old Native American boy to cut his hair, ACLU says

November 18, 2023 at 10:58 p.m.

MISSION, Kan. — A Kansas grade school forced an 8-year-old Native American boy to cut off his hair after he grew it out for cultural reasons, the American Civil Liberties Union said....

FILE - Glenda Starke wears a transgender flag at a counterprotest during a rally in favor of a ban on gender-affirming health care legislation, March 20, 2023, at the Missouri Statehouse in Jefferson City, Mo. In a lawsuit filed in federal court, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023, two transgender boys are suing the University of Missouri over its decision to stop providing gender-affirming care to minors over concerns that a new state law could create legal issues for its doctors. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

2 transgender boys sue after University of Missouri halts gender-affirming care to minors

November 17, 2023 at 11:26 p.m.

Two transgender boys are suing the University of Missouri over its decision to stop providing gender-affirming care to minors over concerns that a new state law could create legal issues...

FIle- Palestinian ers gather for a protest at Columbia University, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, in New York. As the Israel-Hamas war rages in Gaza, there's a bitter battle for public opinion flaring in the U.S., with angry rallies and disruptive protests at prominent venues in several major cities. Among the catalysts are Palestinian and Jewish-led groups that have been active for years in opposing Israeli policies toward the Palestinians. Now many groups involved in those earlier efforts are playing a key role protesting the latest fighting, with actions on campuses and beyond. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)

Longtime Israeli policy foes are leading US protests against Israel’s action in Gaza. Who are they?

November 16, 2023 at 7:07 p.m.

As the Israel-Hamas war rages in Gaza, there’s a bitter battle for public opinion flaring in the United States, with angry rallies on many college campuses and disruptive protests at...

This photo shows a computer terminal normally used by the public to access Kansas court records shut down, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023, at the Shawnee County Courthouse in Topeka, Kan.. Most of the state's courts have been offline since Oct. 12, 2023, in what officials are calling a "security incident" that experts say has all the hallmarks of a ransomware attack. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Kansas court system down nearly 2 weeks in ‘security incident’ that has hallmarks of ransomware

October 25, 2023 at 10:32 p.m.

TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas officials are calling a massive computer outage that’s kept most of the state’s courts offline for two weeks a “security incident” and, while they had not provided an...

FILE - Agape Boarding School in Stockton, Mo., is pictured in December 2020. A mother is suing the shuttered Christian boarding school in Missouri, blaming her son's death on the gang rape and other abuse he endured there. The school has been subjected to a wave of litigation as a series of abuse allegations emerged, but the case filed this month and amended Monday, Oct. 23, 2023, in federal court is believed to be the first wrongful death suit. (Jill Toyoshiba/The Kansas City Star via AP, File)

Mother files wrongful death lawsuit against now-closed Christian boarding school in Missouri

October 23, 2023 at 8:29 p.m.

MISSION, Kan. — A mother is suing a shuttered Christian boarding school in Missouri, blaming her son's death on a gang rape and other abuse he endured there.Agape Boarding School has been...

FILE - Books sit on shelves in an elementary school library in suburban Atlanta, on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023. The battle over how to teach reading has landed in court. With momentum shifting in favor of research-backed strategies known as the “science of reading,” states and some school districts have been ditching once popular programs amid concerns that they aren’t effective. (AP Photo/Hakim Wright Sr., File)

Ohio embraced the ‘science of reading.’ Now a popular reading program is suing

October 20, 2023 at 9:31 p.m.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The battle over how to teach reading has landed in court. With momentum shifting in favor of research-backed strategies known as the “science of reading,” states and some school...

FILE - Nebraska Gov.-elect Jim Pillen answers a question while taking part in a discussion during a Republican Governors Association conference, Nov. 16, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. Pillen is facing backlash after comments he made about the Chinese nationality of Flatwater Free Press reporter Yanqi Xu whose story cited environmental concerns at farms owned by the governor. In a column posted Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023, Flatwater Free Press Executive Director Matt Wynn wrote that the governor's comments infuriated him as an employer and saddened him as a believer in democracy and a free press. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

Reporter wins after Nebraska governor dismissed story because the journalist is Chinese

October 19, 2023 at 10:23 p.m.

Advocates and Nebraska lawmakers are defending a reporter after Gov. Jim Pillen said her story about environmental concerns at his farms wasn't worth discussing because the reporter was from “communist...

In this photo provided by Desiree Myles, 5-year-old Zoey Felix poses for a photo after neighbors bought her a new outfit and cleaned her up in September 2023. A homeless man was charged Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023, in the rape and killing of Felix, who died Monday, Oct. 2, despite firefighters' efforts to save her life in a gas station parking lot in Topeka. (Desiree Myles via AP)

Kansas agency investigated girl’s family 5 times before she was killed, a report shows

October 18, 2023 at 12:50 a.m.

TOPEKA, Kan. — Child welfare officials investigated the family of a 5-year-old Kansas girl five times in the 13 months before she was raped and killed, but couldn't confirm allegations of neglect...

In this undated photo provided by Shaniqua Bradley, 5-year-old Zoey Felix plays at Bradley's house in Topeka, Kan. A homeless man was charged Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023, in the rape and killing of Felix, who died Monday, Oct. 2, despite firefighters' efforts to save her life in a gas station parking lot in Topeka. (Shaniqua Bradley via AP)

Child rights advocates ask why state left slain 5-year-old Kansas girl in a clearly unstable home

October 15, 2023 at 3:46 p.m.

TOPEKA, Kan. — Zoey Felix's short life was filled with turbulence.Before the 5-year-old Topeka girl was raped and killed, worried neighbors say they saw her wandering, dirty and hungry. Police were called...

A homeless man is charged with capital murder and rape in the death of a 5-year-old Kansas girl

October 6, 2023 at 4:20 p.m.

TOPEKA, Kan. — A 25-year-old homeless man was charged Thursday in the rape and killing of a 5-year-old Kansas girl who died despite firefighters' efforts to save her life in a gas...

Kansas: Hombre arrestado por violacion y asesinato de nina de 5 anos

October 3, 2023 at 6:57 p.m.

Un indigente en Kansas ha sido arrestado en conexión con la violación y asesinato de una niña de 5 años, informaron autoridades el martes.La policía respondió a eso de las...

Homeless 25-year-old Topeka man arrested in rape and killing of 5-year-old girl

October 3, 2023 at 6:41 p.m.

A homeless Kansas man has been arrested in the rape and killing of a 5-year-old girl, authorities said Tuesday. Officers responded just before 6 p.m. Monday to a medical call...

Teacher Vanessa Simmons works with children at a Head Start program at Alliance for Community Empowerment, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, in Bridgeport, Conn. Head Start programs serving more than 10,000 disadvantaged children would immediately lose federal funding if there is a federal shutdown, although they might be able to stave off immediate closure if it doesn't last long. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Looming shutdown rattles families who rely on Head Start program for disadvantaged children

September 29, 2023 at 6:21 p.m.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As Monette Ferguson braces for the looming government shutdown to strip funding from her Head Start program for disadvantaged children in Connecticut, she harkens back to a decade...

Keegan Pruente, izquierda, trabaja con Laura Kilpatrick, derecha, en una de sus clases de piano, el lunes 11 de septiembre de 2023, en Independence, Missouri. Esta es una de las actividades que Keegan estará haciendo ahora que tendrá la mayoría de los lunes libres. En septiembre, el distrito escolar de Independence empezó a implementar semanas de cuatro días de clases. (AP Foto/Nick Ingram)

Cada vez mas escuelas de EEUU adoptan semanas de 4 dias. Para los padres, el reto es el dia 5

September 26, 2023 at 2:21 a.m.

INDEPENDENCE, Missouri, EE.UU. — Es un lunes de septiembre, pero como las escuelas están cerradas, los niños de la familia Pruente no tienen a dónde ir. Callahan, de 13 años, se retuerce...

Hudson, 7, left, Callahan, 13, middle, and Keegan Pruente, 10, right, stand outside their school on their first Monday home during the new four-day school week on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023, in Independence, Mo. Hundreds of school systems around the country have adopted four-day weeks in recent years, mostly in rural and western parts of the U.S. Districts cite cost savings and advantages for teacher recruitment. Still, some experts question the effects on students who already missed out on significant learning during the pandemic. (AP Photo/Nick Ingram)

More schools are adopting 4-day weeks. For parents, the challenge is day 5

September 25, 2023 at 10:20 p.m.

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — It's a Monday in September, but with schools closed, the three children in the Pruente household have nowhere to be. Callahan, 13, contorts herself into a backbend as 7-year-old...

FILE - Budweiser Clydesdales make their way around Busch Stadium as part of the opening day festivities before the start of a baseball game, Thursday, April 7, 2022, in St. Louis. The iconic Budweiser Clydesdales will no longer have their tails shortened using a common, yet controversial, procedure that has drawn the ire of animal activists, parent company Anhe-Busch InBev announced Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

Iconic Budweiser Clydesdales will no longer have their tails shortened

September 20, 2023 at 7:22 p.m.

The iconic Budweiser Clydesdales will no longer have their tails shortened using a common, yet controversial, procedure that has drawn the ire of animal activists, parent company Anhe-Busch InBev announced...

Man who shot Black teen who mistakenly went to his door enters not guilty plea; trial is scheduled

September 20, 2023 at 5:27 p.m.

LIBERTY, Mo. — A white 84-year-old homeowner who is accused of shooting a Black teenager after the high-schooler mistakenly came to his Kansas City home entered a not guilty plea Wednesday, and...

Prosecutor begins to review whether Minnesota trooper’s shooting of Black man was justified

September 19, 2023 at 10:03 p.m.

An investigation into a Minnesota trooper fatally shooting a Black man has wrapped up, and now it is up to prosecutors to decide if charges are warranted. The Hennepin County...

FILE - A protester outside the Kansas Statehouse holds a sign after a rally for transgender rights on the Transgender Day of Visibility, March 31, 2023, in Topeka, Kan. Kansas will no longer change transgender people's birth certificates to reflect their gender identities, the state health department said Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, citing a new law that prevents the state from legally recognizing those identities. (AP Photo/John Hanna, File)

Kansas will no longer change trans people’s birth certificates to reflect their gender identities

September 16, 2023 at 12:45 a.m.

TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas will no longer change transgender people's birth certificates to reflect their gender identities, the state health department said Friday, citing a new law that prevents the state from...

This 2012 photo provided by Delbridge Museum shows an exhibit at the Delbridge Museum of Natural History in Sioux Falls, S.D. The Great Plains Zoo in South Dakota said Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, that it has pulled its taxidermy collection off display after almost 40 years over concerns about the impact of strong chemicals used to preserve the animals. (Delbridge Museum of Natural History via AP)

Sioux Falls pauses plan to ditch arsenic-contaminated taxidermy display at state’s largest zoo

September 15, 2023 at 5:00 p.m.

The Sioux Falls mayor announced a "strategic pause" Friday in the city's plans to ditch an arsenic-contaminated menagerie of more than 150 taxidermy animals that fill a now-closed natural history...

Lions, tigers, taxidermy, arsenic, political squabbling and the Endangered Species Act. Oh my.

September 4, 2023 at 12:57 p.m.

The fate of the mounted lion, tiger, polar bear and gorilla that have long greeted visitors entering South Dakota’s largest zoo is grim after arsenic was found to be widespread...

FILE - Books are displayed on a free library shelf inside the classroom of Richard Evans, a teacher at Hyde Park Elementary School, on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022, in Niagara Falls, N.Y. Stuck with distance learning as they began grade school, the kids who are now finishing elementary school were the ones most disrupted by COVID, with alarming delays in their reading ability. (AP Photo/Joshua Bessex, File)

Children hit hardest by the pandemic are now the big kids at school. Many still need reading help

September 2, 2023 at 4:06 a.m.

They were the kids most disrupted by the pandemic, the ones who were still learning to write their names and tie their shoes when schools shut down in the spring...

ARCHIVO - En un foto proporcionada por el departamento de policía del condado Clay, Missouri, se muestra a Andrew Lester. (Departamento de policía del condado Clay vía AP, archivo)

Hombre de Missouri sera juzgado por disparar contra adolescente negro

August 31, 2023 at 8:25 p.m.

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, EE.UU. — Un juez de Missouri determinó el jueves que el hombre blanco de 84 años que disparó contra un adolescente negro después que éste fue por error a...

FILE - This undated photo provided by Ben Crump Law shows Ralph Yarl. Andrew Lester, the man accused of shooting Yarl in April 2023 when the teenager showed up at the wrong house to pick up his brothers, faces a preliminary hearing on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023. Lester is charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action in the April 13 shooting. He has pleaded not guilty. (Ben Crump Law via AP, File)

White man will stand trial for shooting Black teen Ralph Yarl, who went to wrong house, judge rules

September 1, 2023 at 12:29 a.m.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Missouri judge ruled Thursday that the 84-year-old white homeowner who shot a Black teenager after he mistakenly went to the man’s house must stand trial. Clay County...

This photo provided by the Osage County, Kan., Sheriff's Office shows the BTK Killer Dennis Rader’s former Kansas property near Park City, Kan., being searched on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023, for clues pertaining to two new potential cases. (Eddie Virden/Osage County Sheriff's Office via AP)

BTK serial killer is in the news again. Here’s why and some background about his case

August 24, 2023 at 9:37 p.m.

Dennis Rader, the BTK serial killer whose self-given nickname stands for “Bind, Torture, Kill,” played a cat and mouse game with investigators and reporters for decades before he was caught.But...

FILE - Convicted BTK killer Dennis Rader listens during a court proceeding, Oct. 12, 2005, in El Dorado, Kan. On Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, authorities in Oklahoma and Missouri said they are investigating whether the BTK serial killer was responsible for other homicides, with their search leading them to dig on Tuesday, Aug. 22, near his former Kansas property. (Travis Heying/The Wichita Eagle via AP, Pool, File)

Oklahoma authorities name the BTK killer as the ‘prime suspect’ in at least two unsolved cases

August 24, 2023 at 2:17 a.m.

The BTK serial killer has been named the “prime suspect” in two unsolved killings — one in Oklahoma and another in Missouri — leading authorities to dig this week near...

FILE - The hall of historic Waiola Church in Lahaina and nearby Lahaina Hongwanji Mission are engulfed in flames along Wainee Street, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (Matthew Thayer/The Maui News via AP, File)

In deadly Maui fires, many had no warning and no way out. Those who dodged a barricade survived

August 24, 2023 at 8:01 p.m.

As flames tore through a West Maui neighborhood, car after car of fleeing residents headed for the only paved road out of town in a desperate race for safety.And car...

A stack of the latest weekly edition of the Marion County Record sits in the back of the newspaper's building, awaiting unbundling, sorting and distribution, Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023, in Marion, Kan. The newspaper's front page was dedicated to two stories about a raid by local police on its offices and the publisher's home on Aug. 11, 2023. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

A raid on a Kansas newspaper likely broke the law, experts say. But which one?

August 19, 2023 at 3:52 p.m.

TOPEKA, Kan. — A central Kansas police chief was not only on legally shaky ground when he ordered the raid of a weekly newspaper, experts said, but it may have been a...

Fotografía sin fecha proporcionada por el Departamento de Correccionales de Missouri de Johnny Johnson. (Missouri Department of Corrections vía AP)

Corte de apelaciones autoriza ejecucion de hombre de Missouri que mato a nina

July 30, 2023 at 12:02 a.m.

La ejecución planeada de un hombre de Missouri de 45 años con esquizofrenia se retomó después que una corte de apelaciones dio marcha atrás el sábado.Está programado que Johnny Johnson...

FILE - This undated photo provided by the Missouri Department of Corrections shows Johnny Johnson. Johnson, 45, was convicted of first-degree murder in in the 2002 death of Casey Williamson in suburban St. Louis. (Missouri Department of Corrections via AP)

Appellate court rules that Missouri man with schizophrenia can be executed after all

July 29, 2023 at 10:36 p.m.

The planned execution of a 45-year-old Missouri man with schizophrenia is back on after an appellate court reversed course Saturday. Johnny Johnson is scheduled to receive a lethal injection Tuesday...

California State Lottery spokesperson Carolyn Becker, left, and director Alva Johnson speak during a news conference outside the Las Palmitas Mini Market in downtown Los Angeles, Thursday, July 20, 2023, where the winning ticket for the Powerball jackpot, worth an estimated $1.08 billion, was sold. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Attention turns to Mega Millions after California store sells winning Powerball ticket

July 21, 2023 at 5:59 a.m.

Lottery dreamers are setting their sights on the growing Mega Millions jackpot drawing on Friday after a ticket worth more than $1 billion was sold for the Powerball lottery. Here’s...

North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley speaks during a news conference on Friday, July 21, 2023 in Fargo, N.D. The man who shot three Fargo police officers and a civilian, killing one of the officers before an officer killed him, searched the internet for including “explosive ammo” and “kill fast,” as well as for what crowded area events might be happening in and around North Dakota's largest city, authorities said Friday. ( KFGO via AP)

Man who ambushed Fargo officers likely had bigger and bloodier attack in mind, attorney general says

July 21, 2023 at 9:47 p.m.

BISMARCK, N.D. — The heavily armed man who ambushed Fargo police officers investigating a fender bender last week likely had a bigger and bloodier attack in mind, with at least two fairs...

Vinnie Clemente, right, buys Powerball tickets from Elias Harv at a gas station, on Friday, July 14, 2023, in Crystal, Minn. Harv said he’s seen a surge in customers buying lottery tickets as Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots reached $875 million and $560 million respectively. (AP Photo/Mark Vancleave)

More are participating in the lottery as the Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots soar

July 14, 2023 at 9:10 p.m.

AMBLER, Pa. — Brenda Sepulveda stopped Friday at a suburban Philadelphia convenience store to buy lottery tickets as the Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots soared to some of their heftiest in the...

Workers clear debris from westbound Interstate 70 on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, after a Greyhound enger bus collided with a tractor-trailer near Highland, Ill. (Christian Gooden/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)

NTSB looking at risk parked semis posed to Greyhound bus in fatal Illinois accident

July 14, 2023 at 8:59 p.m.

ST. LOUIS — Big rig driver David Cherno was hauling Jimmy Dean sausages on Interstate 70 when he had to stop for the night or risk violating federal regulations limiting driving time...

NTSB begins investigation of fatal Greyhound crash; coroner identifies 3 men killed in wreck

July 13, 2023 at 9:02 p.m.

ST. LOUIS — Federal investigators on Thursday began the task of trying to determine what caused a Greyhound bus crash in southern Illinois that killed three engers. The accident just before 2...

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