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US will pay Moderna $176 million for new mRNA pandemic flu vaccine
WASHINGTON (AP) —The U.S. government will pay the vaccine maker Moderna $176 million to develop a pandemic vaccine that could be used to treat bird flu in people as cases in dairy cows continue to mount across the country, federal officials announced Tuesday. The funds are targeted for release...
Arson fire under investigation at SW Kansas home
FINNEY COUNTY —Fire officials in Finney County are investigating an arson fire. Just before 6 a.m. on Monday, the Garden City Fire Department was dispatched to the report of house fire 1027 N. Boots Road, Garden City, Kansas, according to a media release. Fire personnel identified a single-story home...
Father and son arrested in Kansas apartment complex killing
SEDGWICK COUNTY—Law enforcement investigating a deadly shooting in Wichita have arrested a man and his father. Just after 11a.m. Monday, Sedgwick County Emergency Communications received a call reporting a shooting at the Rockborough apartment complex, 202 N Rock Road in Wichita, according to police spokesman Andrew Ford. First responders...
Judge delays Trump’s sentencing after high court immunity ruling
NEW YORK (AP) —Former President Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case was postponed until at least September as the judge agreed Tuesday to weigh the possible impact of a new Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity. The delay is a major reprieve for Trump, who had...
Ann Wilson announces cancer diagnosis, postpones Heart tour
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ann Wilson, lead singer of rock band Heart, says she has cancer and the band is postponing the remaining shows on its Royal Flush Tour while she undergoes treatment. Wilson said in a statement Tuesday that she underwent a surgery to remove a cancerous growth...
Kan. Air Force base completes nonstop, around-the-world KC-46 flight
MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. – The 22nd Air Refueling Wing put its global mission to the test by flying a KC-46 nonstop, around the world, June 29-July 1, according to a media release from the base. The flight was the latest Maximum Endurance Operation (MEO) for the KC-46A...
Man who killed Kansas K9 officer is headed to prison
SEDGWICK COUNTY —A Kansas man is going to prison for killing a Sedgwick County Sheriff's K9 officer. Kaylon Kirkwood, 25, Wichita, was sentenced to nearly 2 and one half years for battery of a law enforcement officer and and another year in jail for harming or killing the the K9, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.
Trump's sentencing may be delayed after Supreme Court ruling
NEW YORK (AP) —Former President Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case has been postponed until at least September after the judge agreed Tuesday to weigh the possible impact of a new Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity. Trump had been scheduled to face sentencing July 11...
Police: Kansas bank robbery suspect wore black beanie, mask
DOUGLAS. COUNTY —Police are investigating a bank robbery and searching for a suspect. Just before 9:30a.m. Tuesday, police responded to the Bank of America at 900 Ohio Street in Lawrence, after a bank robbery was reported, according to a media release from Lawrence Police. Police are looking for a...
Love Kansas campaign aims to draw past residents back to the Sunflower State
MANHATTAN - On Monday morning, Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce, David Toland, was joined by leaders from across the state of Kansas to unveil the 'Love, Kansas' campaign. 'Love, Kansas' is intended to boost Kansas' population and workforce by inviting past Kansas residents to return to the Sunflower State...
RCPD: Arson alleged in apartment fire in Manhattan
RILEY COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating alleged arson at an apartment in Manhattan. Just before 7a.m. Monday, officers filed a report of arson in the 2500 block of Stagg Hill Road, according to the Riley County Police Department activity report. Russ Briggs, who owns the apartment complex property,...
Appeals court allows part of Biden student loan repayment plan to go forward
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court has allowed the U.S. Education Department to move ahead with a plan to lower monthly payments for millions of student loan borrowers, putting on hold a ruling last week by a lower court. The ruling from the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of...
Nebraska man shoots, wounds 7 Guatemalan immigrant neighbors
CRETE, Neb. (AP) — A white Nebraska man described as reclusive and confrontational shot and wounded seven neighbors who are Guatemalan immigrants, and investigators said they are not ruling out racist motives. About 15 people were at the victims’ home, mostly in the yard, when Billy Booth, 74, opened...
Search continues for 3rd suspect in acid attack on Kansas teen
SEDGWICK COUNTY —Police continue the search for a 16-year-old Kansas girl accused in a violent attack on a Kansas teen. Just after noon May 26, police responded to a disturbance in the 400 block of N Dodge in Wichita, according to Wichita Police Captain Aaron Moses. The victim in this case, an 18-year-old girl later arrived at an area hospital with second degree burns to the face and neck believed to be caused by a suspect throwing an acidic liquid on her during a physical fight.
🎥Power restored, road still closed after Kansas oil spill
BARBER COUNTY —Early Tuesday, crews restored power to customers impacted by the outage as a result of the oil spill, according to Southern Pioneer Electric. Crews constructed a temporary bypass line that will provide power until the company is able to make permanent repairs. Southern Pioneer thanked consumers for...
Man injured in lightning strike at rodeo arena died
JOHNSON COUNTY, Mo. —A man injured in a lightning strike in Johnson County, Missouri has died, the city reported Monday. Just after 11p.m. Friday, emergency services responded to the Holden Chamber of Commerce Rodeo at the City of Holden Park, 311, East 10th Street, after a report of a person struck by lightning in the parking area.
U.S. military bases in Europe moved to higher state of alert
WASHINGTON —U.S. commanders in Europe have placed bases in a higher state of alert, Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said Monday. Singh wouldn't comment on intelligence matters, but she said U.S. commanders in Europe raised the threat level in response to "a combination of factors and not related to a single threat."
⚽ US eliminated from Copa America with 1-0 loss to Uruguay
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Gregg Berhalter gave a single-word answer after the United States was eliminated from the Copa America with a loss to Uruguay when asked whether he was the right man to lead the Americans into the 2026 World Cup. “Yes,” Berhalter said. Plenty of...
Day 10, Kansas Wheat Harvest Report
This is day 10 of the Kansas Wheat Harvest Reports, brought to you by the Kansas Wheat Commission, Kansas Association of Wheat Growers, Kansas Grain and Feed Association and the Kansas Cooperative Council. As the calendar flips over to July, the combines keep rolling across western Kansas, albeit getting a...
More than 100 guns stolen in KC and sold on social media
KANSAS CITY – A Kansas City man was sentenced in federal court last week for his role in a conspiracy in which five men broke into numerous vehicles in the Westport entertainment district and elsewhere in the metropolitan area and stole more than 100 firearms, which they later sold on their social media accounts.
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