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🎥 Crew of NASA's earthbound Mars habitat emerge after a year
HOUSTON (AP)—The crew of a NASA mission to Mars emerged from their craft after a yearlong voyage that never left Earth. The four volunteer crew members spent more than 12 months inside NASA's first simulated Mars environment at Johnson Space Center in Houston, coming out of the artificial alien enviroment Saturday around 5 p.m.
Exploring Kansas Outdoors: God’s slithering vermin snatchers
I don’t know what makes some people deathly afraid of snakes and other people not, but I was blessed (or cursed) with the latter; we’ll call it a “healthy respect.” Now, don’t misunderstand me, I don’t want a snake for a pet, to wear around my neck or to curl up on my lap for scratches like our pups, but I’m not much afraid of them. I have close friends who would make a back-door in a building where there was no back-door, if suddenly faced with a snake. My brother, whom I have always seen as being as manly-as-they-come, will turn and walk the other way. I have seen grown men twice my size and tough-as-nails run screaming like little girls at the sight of a snake. A recent conversation with a friend who found a big bull snake in her basement, and a Facebook post today asking readers to identify a snake someone found in their backyard, reminded me of my first encounter with a big Kansas snake.
Kansas abortion clinic regulations declared unconstitutional by state Supreme Court
TOPEKA — Abortion clinic regulations embraced years ago by the Kansas Legislature and Gov. Sam Brownback were declared unconstitutional Friday by the Kansas Supreme Court in an opinion confirming the majority’s belief the state Bill of Rights guaranteed the right to end a pregnancy. The Supreme Court’s majority...
Motorcyclist crashed in construction zone, fell 35 feet below highway
KANSAS CITY —A motorcyclist was critically injured in an accident just after 3p.m. Saturday in Kansas City. According to KCPD Captain Jake Becchina, a Kawasaki motorcycle was northbound on U.S. 169 Highway. The motorcycle was traveling too fast to maintain control on the curve just prior to the US 9 Highway exit.
US removing troops from bases in West African nation after coup
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will remove all its forces and equipment from a small base in Niger this weekend and fewer than 500 remaining troops will leave a critical drone base in the West African country in August, ahead of a Sept. 15 deadline set in an agreement with the new ruling junta, the American commander there said Friday.
From the beginning: Grand marshal recalls 30 years of Wild West Festival
In his light blue Pontiac Tempest, Bob Swift and his wife, Sandra, led the parade for the 30th-annual Wild West Festival Saturday as the grand marshall. Swift, 80, of Hays, has been on the Wild West Committee since its beginning three decades ago. He became involved with the festival in...
2 Walnut Street intersections to close for water line replacements in Hays
Beginning Monday, July 8 at about 8 a.m., the west part of the 11th and Walnut and 14th and Walnut intersections in Hays will be closed to through traffic for water line replacements. Any residents affected by this project will be notified by the contractor for any interruption of services.
INSIGHT KANSAS: The politics of regulating fireworks
Fireworks are an important part of Independence Day celebrations in the United States. They entertain us with their power and beauty, while symbolizing our national pride. However, the sale and use of fireworks are heavily regulated by state and local governments. Consumer fireworks are legal to purchase in 49 of...
âšľ Gomber outduels Lugo in the Rockies victory over the Royals
DENVER (AP) — Brenton Doyle homered for the fourth time in five games, Austin Gomber won for the first time in seven weeks and the Colorado Rockies beat the Kansas City Royals 3-1 on Saturday night. Gomber (2-5) allowed a run on six hits in seven innings and struck...
âšľ Larks game in Dodge City suspended due to weather
DODGE CITY – The Hays Larks game with the Dodge City A’s Saturday at Cavalier Field was suspended with the Larks leading 4-0 in the top of the fourth. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader Sunday in Dodge City. The suspended game will now be a seven-inning contest with the regularly scheduled game a regular nine inning game.
Driver injured after wind blows semi over during NW Kan. storm
LOGAN COUNTY—One person was injured in an accident just after 4:30p.m. Saturday in Logan County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2024 Volvo semi driven by Brett Daniel Focht, 41, Moulton, Iowa, was northbound on U.S. 83 eight miles north of Kansas 95. The vehicle stopped on the shoulder...
2 women accused of using children to produce child pornography
KANSAS CITY– Two women were indicted by a federal grand jury in June for sexually abusing two children to produce child pornography, according to the United State's Attorney. Mallory Nicole Bunch, 40, and Jessica Nicole Pickett, 34, both of Strafford, Missouri were charged in a five-count indictment returned by...
Driver hospitalized after storm blows semi off Interstate 70
THOMAS COUNTY—On. person was injured in an accident just before 3p.m. Saturday in Thomas County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2022 Kenworth semi driven by James F. Self, 48, Ada, Oklahoma, was eastbound on Interstate 70 just east of the County Road K exit during a storm with strong winds.
⚾🎥 WATCH LIVE Hays Larks travel to Dodge City
The Hays Larks are on the road for a pair of Rocky Mountain Baseball League games against the Dodge City A's. The first game of the series is Saturday in Dodge City at Cavalier Field. First pitch is set for 7 p.m. You can catch on the action on the...
His passenger died when he fled Kan. traffic stop, crashed
SEDGWICK COUNTY —A Kansas man is going to prison for a deadly crash that killed a passenger in his vehicle in 2023. On July 1, 24-year-old Harry Rediker was sentenced to 22 years in prison for the death of 38-year-old Lindsey Garmon of Wellington as he fled a traffic stop and crashed.
UPDATE: Saturday Wild West Festival delayed for weather
Sunset Sinners at 7:30 p.m. Thank you for your patience as the threat of severe weather passes. It's looking like it will be a perfect night for some ROCK. After communicating with the National Weather Service out of Dodge city and the Ellis County Emergency Manager the Wild West Fest committee feels it is in the best interest of safety of our community and our attendees to delay tonight's concerts.
Community angered over hot-car death of police dog
KANSAS CITY (AP) — Residents of a small western Missouri town are saddened and angered after a police dog died in a hot car. The dog named Horus died June 20 following an overnight shift, Police Chief David Vincent said. In a Facebook posting on Wednesday, Vincent said he couldn't discuss the circumstances of the dog's death while the Missouri State Highway Patrol conducts an investigation.
🎥 Closer look at Supreme Court's immunity ruling and what's next
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court's ruling Monday in former President Donald Trump's 2020 election interference case makes it all but certain that the Republican will not face trial in Washington ahead of the November election. The Supreme Court did not dismiss — as Trump had wanted — the...
Felon who held Kan. jewelry store staff at gunpoint captured
FINNEY COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating an armed robbery and have a man with a history of crime in custody. On May 4, police responded to an armed robbery at Joyeria America jewelry, 308 W. Fulton Street in Garden City where a man entered the business, held an employee at gunpoint, and stole property before fleeing the scene.
Family escapes injury despite camper overturned in storm at Wilson Lake
A line of storms with high winds was predicted to move across Kansas in the final hours leading into the Fourth of July holiday Thursday. Even so, the images displayed on radar were not particularly threatening around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday night at Wilson Lake. Chase resident Mackenzie Oberle and family were staying in the Wheatgrass Campground in the Hell Creek area of the lake. Just as the storm arrived, she moved from her parents' camper to a truck just a few feet away.
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